Airlines
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American, Atlantic Southeast, Baggage, BNET, Comair, Delta, JFK – New York/JFK, LGA – New York/La Guardia, Midwest Airlines, PHL – Philadelphia
Cranky on the Web (September 14 – 18)
Why Comair’s On-Time Performance is More Concerning Than Atlantic Southeast’s – BNET Comair and ASA both sat at the bottom of the…
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American Kills St Louis, Strengthens Other Hubs
Yesterday, American announced a massive change to its route strategy that will result in the death of the St Louis hub. At…
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US Airways Announces an Impressive New International Business Class Seat
US Airways announced this morning that they will be rolling out a nicer, more attractive version of the business class seat that…
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United Introduces Elite Status for Anyone Who Wants to Buy It
United fliers will now be able to purchase elite status on a flight-by-flight basis. Is this a smart move? While I can…
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Flood of Flights Begin Between China and Taiwan
I thought I’d continue the international flavor this week with a post on one of the biggest air travel market openings in…
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American and Delta Fight Strategic Battle Over Japan Air Lines
Japan Air Lines (JAL) is an airline in trouble. It’s losing money faster than a rookie NFL player who just got his…
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Cranky on the Web (September 8 – 11)
American Turns to HP Over SABRE For Next Reservation System – BNET Even though SABRE was American’s greatest invention, the airline has…
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Virgin Atlantic Links Up with Eurostar
It’s always good to see airplanes and trains coming together to make a more seamless travel experience. Now it appears that Virgin…
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Frontier Lowers Its Change Fee to $100
We don’t see this very often, but the folks at the newly-reinvigorated Frontier have decided to make some changes. While bag fees…
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JetBlue and Lufthansa Finally Announce a Codeshare
I’m trying to think if there’s a codeshare that’s been as widely anticipated as that between Lufthansa and JetBlue. It seems like…
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Cranky on the Web (August 31 – September 4)
Continental’s CEO Talks About the Rochester Overnight at NBTA – BNET At NBTA, Continental’s CEO Larry Kellner talked about flight 2816 and…
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The Good and Bad of Southwest’s EarlyBird Check-In
I know I’ve been writing a lot about Southwest lately, but they’ve had a lot of news to talk about. The latest…