Southwest
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Southwest’s Big Schedule Restructure Caters to Connections
Southwest extended its schedule from early March to early April last week. Sure it included a new city — Knoxville — but…
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Cranky on the Web: Cheap Seats Disappearing, Blocking Middles, Alaska’s Strategy
Why Cheap Airline Seats Are Getting Harder to Find – The Wall Street Journal (Subscription required)The numbers suggest that fares are starting…
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Decoding Southwest’s Seat Assignment Pricing
July 29 marked the beginning of the end for Southwest’s bingo boarding system. That day, the airline started assigning seats, and yes,…
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Cranky on the Web: Global Entry Ain’t What It Used to Be, Southwest’s Numbers, Flyadeal Interview
Are Global Entry and TSA PreCheck Losing Their Value? – TravelPulseTSA Precheck and Global Entry have been well worth it for years,…
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A Different Way to Look at the First Quarter
I know we’re well into Q2 earnings season, but I’m gonna go back a quarter one more time. I’ll admit it. I…
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The First Quarter Was Bad for Many, But None Were Hit as Hard as Avelo
While I was gone on vacation, the first quarter DB1B data came out from government, so we can finally get a more…
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Southwest’s Push for Ancillaries and Upsells Has Officially Begun
Wednesday, May 28 was a big day in the history of Southwest Airlines. It’s the day the airline took a big step…
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On the Eve of the First Aircraft Retrofit, Southwest Keeps Changing Its Plans
I continue to be confused by Southwest Airlines. This is a company that had a credible start to a plan to modernize…
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With the New Terminal Opening in San Diego, Alaska and Southwest Prepare for Battle
You know that I love watching the drama between United and American in Chicago, but get ready for a new favorite battle:…
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I’m Watching Chicago as Airlines Think About Cutting Capacity
It’s clear that we in the US have entered a self-inflicted economic downturn. While there is plenty that is not clear regarding…
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With Southwest’s Big Change, It’s Time to Rethink the Network
Thanks to Southwest’s elimination of its differentiators, both United CEO Scott Kirby and Delta President Glen Hauenstein said last week that in…
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Cranky on the Web: So Much Southwest + Demand is Dropping + CNA Wrap Video
What Happened to Southwest Airlines? A Deep Dive Into Its Decline – Fodor’s TravelFormer Southwest employee Scott Laird did his own deep…