Airlines
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Contrails are The Enemy, and There’s a Plan to Stop Them
Other than the wacky conspiracy theory belief that those long streaks of white in the air are actually “chemtrails” where the government…
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Alaska Airlines Gets Us to Oregon… and Back (Trip Report)
We try to do a summer vacation with my parents along with my brother and his family once a year if we…
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Alaska Eliminates the Need for the Airport Passport Check
When I flew Alaska out of Portland recently, I noticed that there were still kiosks there for international travel. Those machines’ days…
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Who the F*&@ is BermudAir?
I haven’t done one of these posts in awhile, so… let’s do it. BermudAir is a new airline that’s going to start…
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Red Way Goes Away
It appears that Lincoln, Nebraska’s longshot play to get more air service has now failed.. and remarkably quickly. The creative but risky…
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American Gets Harder and Harder to Work With (Tales From the Field)
You said you wanted to hear more tales from our experiences at Cranky Concierge, so here I am with another round. I’ve…
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Are JSX And SkyWest Charter Legal? The Fight Over Part 380 and Part 135
I’m fairly certain the first rule of gripping headline-writing is to not cite sections of the federal code. But, well, here we…
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American Can Finally Grow to Europe Next Year, But It’s Growing Differently
This year was something of a lost year for American’s long-haul network. Thanks to the decision to retire multiple widebody fleets during…
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Cranky on the Web: An Upgrade for a Bump, How to Avoid More Fees
How to Get Upgraded to First Class: Use Oversold Flights to Your Advantage – Condé Nast TravelerIs it likely that you can…
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Mexicana is Back with a Bad Business Plan
I never thought I’d actually say these words, but… Mexicana is back. The airline is expected to start flying this fall and…
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Trying Alaska’s New Kioskless World
You may not have known it thanks to the regular posting schedule, but I was on vacation with the family last week.…
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A Semi-Breezy Experience from San Bernardino (Trip Report)
It finally happened. Though I flew Avelo almost immediately after the airline launched, I still hadn’t had the chance to fly Breeze…