AirTran
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Spirit Does Its Best AirTran Impersonation
When Bob Fornaro took over as President and CEO of Spirit earlier this year, we knew there would be changes to the…
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Airlines We Lost 2014
It’s that time of the year again where we look back and review all of our fallen comrades. This year, the list…
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Pondering Southwest’s Big Schedule Change for Dallas, Washington, and AirTran
Southwest does scheduling differently compared to any of the legacy carriers. The airline only allows bookings a few months out, but when…
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Southwest Uses AirTran to Grow Flying in Memphis
Southwest’s latest schedule is out, and guess who is paying attention to Memphis? It’s not technically Southwest yet, but Southwest is using…
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Southwest and AirTran Quietly Begin Codesharing
It has been more than 2 years and 4 months since Southwest announced it would purchase AirTran. Since that time, the two…
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Cranky on the Web (December 17 – 21)
On the Spot: Tips for holiday travelers – LA Times A nice write-up that suggest using Cranky Concierge for holiday travels. Defend…
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Southwest’s Uniquely Customer-Friendly AirTran Merger Plan
Today is Valentine’s Day, so how about a little LUV story? One of the things about Southwest’s takeover of AirTran that I…
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Southwest Decides Which AirTran Cities Make the Cut as It Adds Seats
While I was off, Southwest made a couple of interesting moves worth talking about. By far the most interesting to me was…
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Cranky on the Web (November 28 – December 2)
Air Travel Naughty and Nice List: Point Counterpoint – Conde Nast Daily Traveler One Daily Traveler blogger wrote about the Consumer Reports…
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Southwest Announces New International Service, Buries Route and City Cuts
It looks like Southwest has decided to take a cue from the old school PR handbook by making a big splash over…
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Southwest Brings Its Airplanes to Atlanta for Valentine’s Day
Southwest’s acquisition of AirTran made a little news yesterday when it was announced that Southwest would bring its own airplanes to Atlanta…
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Southwest’s First Scheduling Moves at AirTran Give Us Insight Into the Merger Plans
Earlier this week, Southwest publicly announced its first schedule changes for its new AirTran subsidiary. The changes, though small, give us a…