Delta
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Topic of the Week: Virgin America Officially Gets Love Field Gates, But What Will Delta Do?
It’s finally official. Virgin America will get 2 gates at Dallas/Love Field. That means Delta, which had already been selling flights for…
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American and Delta Do Well Despite Airport Issues (Trip Report)
I’m doing a lot of travel this month, so you can expect more trip reports than normal. This particular one was for…
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Flying with Kids Sucks (Trip Report)
This should have been an awesome trip. Thanks to nonstop flight times that don’t work for us (redeye), we nearly always have…
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Topic of the Week: First Quarter Earnings Show a Struggling United, JetBlue
For quarter earnings are out for the big guys, and the results are pretty easily divided into winners and losers. Losers United…
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Delta Goes Fully Flat… in Business Class… on Widebodies… on Overseas Flights
Last June, when United announced it had installed flat beds on all of its long haul flights, I published a little guide…
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Why the US Export-Import Bank Has Angered the US Airline Industry
There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). The reason? Because it very…
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As Seattle Turns: Delta Slashes Elite Benefits for Alaska Fliers
I really just can’t get enough of this slow unraveling of the Delta/Alaska partnership. It beats any actual soap opera out there…
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And Now an Update on Delta’s Efforts to Push Alaska Away
With yesterday’s post being about JetBlue and American breaking up, I figured I’d keep the theme going today with a discussion at…
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The Fight for American’s Gates At Dallas/Love Field Heats Up
When American and US Airways settled with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and offered to give up some assets to complete their…
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Topic of the Week: Delta’s New Award Chart is Out
It looks like all the negative press surrounding Delta’s decision to only release the earning and not burning half of its new…
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Delta Shakes Up SkyMiles but Fails to Give The Details Needed to Evaluate the Change Properly
Last week, Delta announced a major overhaul of the SkyMiles program that changes points-earning from a mileage-based scheme to a revenue-based one.…
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Savannah for $49.72 Roundtrip (Trip Report)
I’d like to start this trip report with a big, heartfelt thank you to the Delta pricing department. If not for you…