Brett
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Taking Advantage During Southwest’s Meltdown (Trip Report)
If you’re on Twitter, you might remember seeing me post this a little while back: I took the advice of the Twitterverse,…
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It’s Time to Regulate: American, Southwest Lead the Industry to a Cranky Jackass Award For Failing to Operate Properly
We knew the recovery would be choppy and difficult, but this is ridiculous. It was American’s turn this weekend to melt down,…
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Schedules Show a Few International Sparks, but Cuts Still Dominate
Airlineville seems bored. The residents are all busy failing to execute the plans they made — this weekend it was the Eagle…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Potential Permanent COVID Travel Changes
Cranky Talk – Potential Permanent COVID Travel Changes I promised you last time when we covered the changes after 9/11 that this…
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Cranky on the Web: Rising Airfares + A Note on Emails
Book your holiday travel now — Airfares expected to jump 18% over next 2 months – TPGI don’t know about the oddly-specific…
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3 Links I Love: Northern Pacific, A Terrible Winglet, CBX Success, and the GAO
This Week’s Featured Link World Routes 2021: exclusive interview with Northern Pacific Airways CEO, Rob McKinney – AviacionlineThis is an interesting interview…
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Doing the Math on the Premium-Heavy Breeze A220s
Earlier this week, Breeze rolled out its first A220-300. With all the speculation about flat beds and what else might be on…
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American Announces the End of the Frequent Flier Program With Elite Status That Can Be Earned Without Flying
Beginning with elite qualifying for 2023, American will scrap the current elite qualifying system and now create something called Loyalty Points which…
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A Quiet Week of Schedule Changes Still Has a Few Surprises
At long last, a breather. The residents of Airlineville all took a collective breath this week and just relaxed. Ok, maybe not…
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3 Links I Love: American’s Distinguished Achievement, Delta Marketing Opportunity, Misusing Slots
This Week’s Featured Link 2021 Distinguished Achievement Award – The Wings ClubThis isn’t an article, but it’s worth noting. Tonight is the annual…
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More Complicated Fares Coming to an Airline Near You
People have long complained about the complexity involved in airline fares, but you ain’t seen nothing yet. ATPCO — the industry’s fare…
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Southwest Continues to Irresponsibly Blame the Weather For Its Woes
It’s not every day I get to accuse an airline of gaslighting, but that appears to be exactly what Southwest has been…