Airlines
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Just A Miserable Day of Travel (Trip Report)
There’s an annual trip I do with my cousin and brother’s family up to Sonoma to honor my late cousin Danny, but…
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Sun Country’s New CEO Could Remake the Airline, If Things Go Well
Unless you live in Minneapolis, there’s a good chance you don’t even know the name Sun Country. But sure enough, after more…
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Cranky on the Web: Buying Seats So They Can Be Resold
United considers a new system to resell your seat for a higher price – CNN.com There seems to be a lot of…
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3 Links I Love: Banning Filming On Airplanes, GLO Shuts Down, Israel and Saudi Arabia Warm Up
This week’s featured link: Fliers’ right to video gets push from recent airline incidents – Atlanta Journal-Constitution There’s a very interesting case…
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Why United Might Like to Pay You in Advance to Take a Different Flight
Bloomberg published an article yesterday about a little test United is said to be running that will pay people to give up…
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All Eyes on Argentina (Hopefully to See Something Good)
It’s not often that a highly-protectionist regime disappears leaving vast opportunities for air travel growth, but that’s what we’re seeing in Argentina…
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American and Alaska Start Behaving More Like Competitors as Partner Ties Loosen
Remember how concerned the Department of Justice (DOJ) was about the American partnership reducing competition if Alaska and Virgin America were allowed…
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3 Links I Love: United’s Forced Lap Child, You Aren’t an Expert, and Airport Code Origin Stories
This week’s featured link: United Airlines takes seat away from child on Houston flight, forces him to sit on his mother’s lap…
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United Makes a Partial Move Toward Dynamic Award Pricing On November 1
Happy 4th of July to all my American readers. There will be no post tomorrow since I’ll be busy stuffing myself with…
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72 Hours With Alaska: A Video Preview Of the Milk Run
It’s been a long time since my last “72 Hours With” trip, but I’m happy to say that I have a new…
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United’s Basic Economy Has Expanded With a Small Twist
It’s only been a couple of months since United started selling Basic Economy fares, but the availability has grown rapidly. Unlike American,…
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American Shuns Sticks, Tries Carrots to Woo Agencies Toward a Better Way of Booking
American rolled out a major new program on Friday that’s intended to encourage travel agencies/travel management companies to start booking flights differently…