Brett
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El Al’s New Low Economy Class Isn’t Revolutionary
Think of it as a new airline within an airplane. While many airlines in the past have really liked the idea of…
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“Southwest Sucks” Highlights the Complexity Involved in Airline Customer Service
I received an email from a reader who had a really poor experience flying Southwest. He wrote “Southwest Sucks” on his boarding…
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Family Airlines Gets Smacked by the DOT
In news that will surprise absolutely no one, the DOT has sent a letter to Family Airlines saying that it needs to…
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TSA Now Needs Your Birthdate and Gender
It was just a couple of months ago that the TSA started requiring you to use your exact name as it appears…
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Republic Wins the Right to Buy Frontier – Now What?
I certainly didn’t see this one coming. Thanks to a greatly increased bid and Southwest’s unwillingness to do a deal without labor’s…
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Allegiant, American, BNET, DCA – Washington/National, Delta, Fares, Frontier, JetBlue, LGA – New York/La Guardia, Southwest, US Airways
Cranky on the Web (August 10 – 14)
Why is Allegiant’s Load Factor Dropping While Others Increase? – BNET Allegiant’s load factor dropped more than anyone else last month, but…
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JetBlue Lets You Fly Anywhere for a Month for $599
I’m sure many of you were hoping to see a post today on Republic winning the auction for Frontier thanks to labor…
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Delta, US Airways, Continental, and AirTran Swap DC and NY Slots
Isn’t August supposed to be a pretty light month for airline news? This week has been absolutely packed with headlines, and I’m…
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Virgin America Heads to Ft Lauderdale, JetBlue Announces Soon After
I was just saying to someone the other day that Virgin America had been really quiet lately, and I wondered what they…
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Southwest Details Its Frontier Bid and I Like It
Yesterday, Southwest submitted its complete bid to buy Frontier and I have to say that I like what I’m seeing here. There…
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“Save Frontier” Campaigns Gear Up, But They Won’t Work
You knew it wouldn’t be long before the “Save Frontier” groups got together to rally for their airline. There are now a…
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Some Enhancements to the Blog and a Request
It had been awhile since I went rooting around looking for new and interesting plugins for the site, and I think I’ve…