Airlines
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A Brief History of How Airlines Sell Tickets
Welcome to “Distribution Week” here on The Cranky Flier. Today I’m looking at a brief history of how airlines sell their tickets,…
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Cranky on the Web (March 4 – 8)
Delta to add destinations, increase flights at LAX – Long Beach Press-Telegram I was asked for my thoughts on Delta’s latest LA…
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Topic of the Week: Pay Per Use Lounges
JetBlue announced that Airspace will open a pay-per-use lounge in Terminal 5 at JFK in May. The private lounge will have plenty…
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JetBlue Wants to Expand Its Relationship with American, But Is That the Right Move for American to Make?
Apparently JetBlue CEO Dave Barger was sending love notes today when he said JetBlue looks “forward to deepening and expanding the relationship…
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Keep Your Eyes on Copa
There has been a lot of change in the Latin American air travel market over the last few years with major shuffling…
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Cranky on the Web (February 25 – March 1)
What Do Airplanes Do at Night When You’re Asleep? – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A look at how airlines are getting more…
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The Worst Flashback Friday
Those of you who read Southwest’s blog might be familiar with my favorite series, Flashback Fridays. Each week, Brian Lusk, corporate historian…
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Alitalia Regains Its Crown As Losses Mount
I know you were expecting a follow up post to Tuesday’s discussion about Farelogix, but that’s going to have to wait. Very…
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Cranky on the Web (February 18 – 22)
In the Trenches: Changing Our Services – Intuit Small Business Blog This is actually more about flight changes instead of changing our…
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Topic of the Week: The Evil That is Airplane Photography
Matthew from Live and Let’s Fly wrote up a story about how he was removed from a United flight to Istanbul for…
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Delays on the Old “New” American (Trip Report)
I had been planning to attend Farelogix media day in Miami for quite some time, but when news broke that the American/US…
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American Isn’t As Weak in Asia As You Might Think
Many people have used the excuse that since US Airways doesn’t bring American what it really needs, more Asian service, it’s not…