Airlines
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3 Links I Love: Qatar Gets Testy, United’s Suckiness, LATAMerican
Qatar Airways threat to quit Oneworld alliance – The National In another so-called “landmark” press conference with little substance, Qatar CEO Akbar…
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The Idea of Low Cost Carriers Connecting with Legacy Carriers Is Not New, But It Is for Ryanair and easyJet
This week, the Financial Times looked at the purportedly novel idea that Ryanair and easyJet may try to cooperate with legacy carriers…
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Frontier’s Massive Route Expansion Shows Which Cities Are Working and Maybe Which Ones Aren’t
Frontier has been on a tear lately, adding dozens and dozens of new routes for the summer. Just when I figured the…
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Delta’s Plan to Move to Terminals 2 and 3 at LAX Would Solve a Lot Of Problems
Late last week, Delta CEO Richard Anderson decided to let slip in his message to the troops that Delta had signed a…
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Spirit’s Changes CEOs, Hopefully Not So It Can Push for a Merger
We had a little surprise to start the new year when Spirit announced that the architect of its low cost strategy, Ben…
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United Morphs Economy Plus Into More Than Just Extra Legroom
When I met with United management in Chicago two years ago, I was told that they were really excited about the potential…
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Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, American, Bombardier, Delta, Etihad, Frontier, JetBlue, Malaysia Airlines, Southwest, Spirit, UnitedReviewing Your 2015 Predictions
It’s a relatively new tradition here on the blog, but I like it. At the end of each year, I ask for…
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Airlines We Lost 2015
It’s the end of the year, and you know what that means. As we do every year, it’s time to look back…
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It’s the Little Things That Count (Tales From the Field)
It’s pretty rare that a post in this series ends up being a happy, feel-good story and I thought it was time…
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Book Flights Early If You Want to Take Advantage of Schedule Changes (And Show Airlines How Much You Hate Them)
You probably think you know the right time of day, day of week, time of year, etc in order to get the…
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3 Links I Love: Kuwait’s Prejudice, Europe’s Aviation Policy, Delta Finds a New Partner
Today’s featured link: Kuwait Airways drops NYC-London route – USA Today For those who don’t know, Kuwait Airways flew New York/JFK to…
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Republic is Having Trouble Flying Its Schedule and Delta Customers are Paying the Price
Something didn’t seem quite right. A Cranky Concierge client was booked to fly during the holidays from Orlando to Raleigh/Durham on Delta…