Airlines
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Porter Version 2.0 Gets Ready to Join the Fray Across Canada
Porter is not a new airline, having flown the Canadian skies since 2006. Back then, it was the idea of launching a…
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Long Beach Can Add More Flights Because JetBlue Left
The Long Beach Airport noise ordinance is far from straightforward, but it has coveted grandfathered status which allows it to continue to…
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Hawaiian Tests Its NEOs With New Cook Islands Flight
It has been a long time since Hawaiian has announced a new route, but I’m happy to say that day has finally…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Frontier Launches GoWild! Is it Worth It?
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. We know you missed us during our Thanksgiving hiatus, but we are…
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Singapore Makes a Big Bet That Air India Can Get Its Act Together
What had been speculated for some time is now official. Air India and Vistara will merge, creating a new powerhouse in India,…
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Colombia Does Not Like the Avianca/Viva Merger, But Avianca is Not Giving Up Yet
Avianca has been busy remaking itself over the last few years. That has meant pivoting toward an ultra low cost (ULCC) model…
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Frontier Earns the Cranky Jackass Award for Eliminating Phone Support
It has been over a year since I last handed out a Cranky Jackass Award, and that’s by design. My standards have…
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Frontier’s All-You-Can-Fly GoWild! Pass is Built Brilliantly, But They Just Couldn’t Resist the Money Grab
There has been plenty of news coverage about Frontier’s new GoWild! (exclamation point included at no extra charge) all-you-can-fly pass. That’s exactly…
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Sun Country Fortifies Its Operation With 2023 Growth Plans
Sun Country has announced its summer 2023 plans, and the airline is not straying from its Minneapolis/St Paul home. It will add…
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Southwest Chooses Variability, Route Cuts in Orange County Shuffle
John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California has a very confusing and strange slot program. Each year, there is a passenger cap…
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Southwest, Heroine of the Heart, and a Fluffy Dog (Trip Report)
It was time to get back into the air again, this time for a Cranky Concierge gathering in Phoenix. The timing for…
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David Neeleman Talks Breeze Pilot Problems, Flying to Orange County, and More (Across the Aisle)
Breeze launched service on the Westchester – Los Angeles route last week, and CEO David Neeleman was onboard. I… was not, but…