Airlines
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Virgin America Tries Letting People Without Carry-Ons Board First
We’ve seen a million different boarding schemes over the years. First there was boarding by rows, then came group boarding, and now…
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Cranky on the Web (October 11-16)
Bloggers offer paid travel services – Washington Times Nicholas Kralev takes a look at my Cranky Concierge service as well as a…
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United, US Airways Receive Big Fines for Maintenance Problems
Both US Airways and United received a present from Uncle Sam yesterday in the form of some hefty fines ($5.4 million and…
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JetBlue Tweaks Its Colors While AirTran Unveils a Beauty (Airplane P*rn)
Guess what time it is, kids? It’s airplane p*rn time! (Yes, that’s now with an asterisk to try to circumvent corporate filters.)…
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Avianca and TACA Join Together to Create Formidable Latin Airline
Watch out, LAN. There’s going to be another Latin mega-carrier now that Avianca and TACA have decided to come together to form…
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Continental Reshapes Its LA Operation, Expands Hawai’i
Update 10/9 @1041a: Nevermind. Continental just uses the 737-800 as a placeholder for future schedules. These can be expected to change in…
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Delta Shrinks Cincinnati Again
The “death by a thousand cuts” strategy seems to be continuing in Cincinnati. Delta is shrinking once again in November and December.…
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United’s Annual Bag Fee is a Smart Move
Earlier this week, United announced that it would stop charging you fees for your first and second bags . . . if…
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Flying Mitsubishis Possibly Coming to the US
Don’t get too excited. It’s not a flying car that’s coming to the US (though a flying Mitsubishi Eclipse would look pretty…
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Your Chance to Fly Pan Am’s First Class
If you never had the chance to experience Pan Am’s first class service, you might finally have your chance. No, Pan Am…
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Can I Get My Change Fee Back If the Flight Didn’t Actually Change? (Ask Cranky)
I’ve got a backlog of Ask Cranky questions here, but there’s been so much news lately I just haven’t had time to…
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Impressions of British Airways’ New London/City Service From Afar
Right now, I should be in London eagerly anticipating tomorrow’s flight back from London/City on British Airways. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.…