Brett
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Cranky on the Web: Airline Delays and Cancellations
Thousands stuck at airports amid flight delays and cancellations – NBC Nightly NewsWhen the weather gets ugly and the delays mount, so…
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The First New York Operational Mess Officially Rings In the Summer Season
It’s a time-honored tradition just like Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow or the blooming of the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin…
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Avelo Stops Tiptoeing Around Vegas and Makes It a Base
After a couple of years of toying with the idea of serving Las Vegas, Avelo has finally decided to commit. It will…
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Looking at US Airport Traffic, Denver Stands Out
I hadn’t spent nearly enough time picking apart full year 2022 traffic trends even though the last quarter of 2022 came out…
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Cranky on the Web: Loyalty For New Frequent Fliers
A Guide to Awards Travel for Brand-New Frequent Fliers – The Wall Street JournalMy advice hasn’t changed much over the last few…
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Not Another Routine Trip to Oakland… (Trip Report)
… is what you’ll probably be saying as you read about this routine trip to Oakland. I know, I know. That’s quite…
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In the Fight Over the DCA Perimeter Rule, Spirit Has a Modest Proposal
After Delta and friends kicked off the latest round of perimeter rule madness, the main players have all been lining up, taking…
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The Cranky Flier Interview with United SVP Global Network Planning and Alliances Patrick Quayle
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. It was three long years ago in June 2020 when I last…
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How JFK Changed for American and JetBlue in the Northeast Alliance
Just last week I took a look at how American and JetBlue had changed their presence at New York’s LaGuardia airport once…
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Swoop to Be Shut Down, Swallowed by WestJet
Say so long to magenta. After this summer season, WestJet’s supposed low-cost operator Swoop will be shut down thanks to the recently-ratified…
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The Avianca/Viva Saga is Even Stranger Than I Imagined, and Trouble is Brewing
I thought I was done writing about Avianca and Viva until I started learning more about just how tangled and strange this…
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Cranky on the Web: Podcasts a Plenty on a Miserable Summer, Loyalty Programs, and More
You may have noticed I haven’t put up a Cranky on the Web post in awhile. That is by design. It seemed…