Airlines
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Alliances, American, BNET, British Airways, Cranky Concierge, Frequent Flier Programs, Government Regulation, Oneworld, US Airways
Cranky on the Web (Nov 9 – 13)
American and British Airways Still Waiting for Feds Antitrust Immunity Decision – BNET The waiting game continues as the DOT has gone…
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Virgin Atlantic’s Taxi Share Service Is a Decent Start
Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with Taxi2 (and it’s oddly-registered Tongan website taxi.to) to help passengers share cabs to their destination. This…
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Alitalia Posts Profit, Hell Freezes Over
I have never written a more surprising post than this one. Alitalia, the queen of red ink, has actually, shockingly, found that…
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Frontier Quietly Introduces Stretch Premium Economy
Frontier has been surprisingly quiet about its latest product change, a new premium economy section called Stretch. I saw it mentioned on…
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Cranky on the Web (Nov 2 – 6)
Cranky Concierge watches your back – Hartford Courant More on Cranky Concierge. It’s picking up steam. Delta Air Lines Rips Into International…
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Win a Southwest Flight Schedule Signed by Herb Kelleher and Colleen Barrett with a Tribute to Timetables
If you’re an airline dork, you love timetables. It’s just the way it’s always been. And with Southwest finally issuing its last…
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SkyWest to Start Flying for AirTran in Milwaukee
You cheeseheads may still be hurting from your second Favre-related beatdown this year, but you can rejoice that you now have yet…
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Midwest Airlines Stops Flying (Its Own Planes)
This may seem like a footnote to some, but just two days ago, Midwest officially stopped flying its own aircraft. That doesn’t…
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If You Want to Try Wifi Onboard, You’ll Have Plenty of Free Chances
It’s no surprise that when you make something completely free, people use it a lot more often than if you make them…
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Cranky on the Web (October 26 – 30)
Continental Joins Star Alliance Tomorrow – BNET Continental is in no-man’s land as they end their SkyTeam participation and prepare for Star…
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Midwest and Frontier Start Swapping Airplanes in the Middle of the Day
We’ve talked about how Republic’s acquisition of Frontier and Midwest has given the carrier tremendous flexibility in moving its airplanes around between…