Airlines
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Southwest Stakes Its Claim in San Diego With New Flights
If you live in San Diego, you are a happy camper right now. Alaska and Southwest both continue to aggressively add new…
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Allegiant Takes the Redneck Riviera Into Alabama
There are some places on my bucket list to visit before I die, and then there are other places which I have…
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United Cuts Flights As Pratt Problems Mount
You may have heard that United has decided not to fly Washington/Dulles – Dakar and Newark – Stockholm next year. Many have…
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Cranky on the Web: Holiday Travel and What’s Wrong with Delta
Bay Area airports prep for busy holiday travel as uncertainties loom – Mercury NewsIt’s time for holiday travel, and that means a…
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Spirit Learns That Bankruptcy and Concern of Imminent Failure Aren’t Good for Business
September has always been a bad month for leisure airlines. That’s the first full month after kids are back in school, and…
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What Exactly Is Avelo’s Network Strategy?
There is admittedly much in the world that confuses me, but near the top of that list has been Avelo’s network strategy.…
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Across the Aisle From Joe Sprague As He Retires from Alaska Air Group as CEO of Hawaiian Airlines
If you’ve read this site for a long time, you probably know the name Joe Sprague. I believe I first met Joe…
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After Further Review, Frontier Did Not Have a Great Q2
Remember when I posted that Frontier had seen strong fare gains in Q2 results compared to last year? I’m going to have…
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American Starts Its XLR Adventure Across the Pond with Edinburgh
We had already learned that American’s very first A321XLR route would be on transcon from New York/JFK to LAX, but it wasn’t…
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United Goes in for the Kill in San Francisco
At the APEX Expo in September, United CEO Scott Kirby talked about how he likes to enter fights when he has the…
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Good Riddance, Southwest’s Open Seating (Trip Report)
Yes, it was a quick u-turn compared to my trip report on the flight up to Oakland. Open seating worked great for…
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I Will Miss Southwest’s Open Seating (Trip Report)
I’ve hit the age where it’s time to start celebrating half centuries. This time, my wife and I headed up to Napa…