Airlines
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Baby on Board in First Class (Trip Report)
The big day finally arrived. We took the little guy on his first airplane trip, and all went well, fortunately. Our chariot…
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US Airways Takes a Huge Step Toward Acquiring American
For those who like to continue to point out that a US Airways bid for American in bankruptcy will fail just like…
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Cranky on the Web (April 16 – 20)
Will other carriers copy Allegiant and Spirit with new carry-on baggage fee? – APEX Editor’s Blog I look at Allegiant’s carry on…
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Thinking About Lufthansa’s New Business Class
I didn’t write about Lufthansa’s new business class when it first came out, because I just wasn’t sure what to make of…
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Frontier Waves Goodbye to Houston Hobby, Moves Back to Intercontinental
It’s not often that I find a reason to write about Houston twice in one week (or one decade), but sure enough,…
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Delta’s Basic Economy Fares Show Why Booking Through Online Travel Agents Is Becoming More and More Hazardous
Delta started a test a couple weeks ago of a new fare offering called Basic Economy. The idea is that it’s a…
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Cranky on the Web (April 9 – 13)
Frontier’s Animal Battle: Choose the Airline’s Newest Mascot – Conde Nast Daily Traveler If you haven’t seen Frontier’s latest battle for the…
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Topic of the Week: Bye, Bye, bmi
It’s almost official. British Airways will close on its purchase of bmi in short order. Will it be good or bad for…
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United Hates Houston’s Plan for Two International Airports
Residents of the Dallas/Ft Worth Metroplex probably rolled their eyes at the news that Southwest is pushing for more freedom at Houston’s…
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Allegiant to Start Honolulu Flights from Vegas and Fresno in June
Way back on March 5, 2010, Allegiant announced it would purchase some used 757s so that it could go to Hawai’i. Here…
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Cranky on the Web (April 2 – 6)
Live Chat: Children on planes – Canada.com I was one of the panelists for a live chat about kids on airplanes. You…
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Topic of the Week: Delta Wants to Refine Its Own Oil
Word is out this week that Delta wants to get into the oil refining business. I would assume the idea is to…