Southwest
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My First Southwest Flight from Long Beach (Trip Report)
This wasn’t supposed to be this way. I had to be up in Sonoma for a family event, and initially, I thought…
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Celebrate 10 Cranky Years with an Insane Day of Flying on Southwest
On August 15, 2006, I published “Welcome From the Cranky Flier,” my very first post. Here we are, 10 years and nearly…
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Long Beach May Lose in the Brewing Southwest vs JetBlue War
It’s amazing how much news such a little airport like Long Beach can generate. Now of course, since I live in the…
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Cranky on the Web: More on Southwest’s Tech Failure
Southwest still delaying, canceling flights after technology outage – Houston Chronicle As Southwest continues to struggle to pull itself together again after…
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3 Links I Love: Southwest’s Inexcusable IT Meltdown, Why Concorde Failed, Boeing 100
Hope you like videos, because this week is full of them. This week’s featured link: Live from the Listening Center discussing recovery…
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3 Links I Love: Southwest’s Ancient Tech, Government Moves on UAE/Qatar, Alaska Goes SLO
This week’s featured link: Now Southwest Can Act Like Other Airlines. Uh-Oh? – Bloomberg Southwest is slowly lurching toward finally getting a…
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A Goofy Southwest Crew Makes for a Great Ride (Trip Report)
The stereotypical “good” Southwest flight is one that runs on time with a crew that’s having a lot of fun. It’s been…
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Labor and Training Issues Push Southwest to Retire Its 737 Classics Next Year
It has been a few years since most US airlines retired their Classic 737s, but Southwest continues to soldier on with more…
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Southwest, JetBlue, and Delta Decide How to Use Their Long Beach Slots
I’m sure some of you were hoping to come and read about Alaska and Virgin America getting together. Though it’s just been…
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Many Airlines Say They Have the Best On Time Performance, Let’s See How They’re All Right
The funny thing about statistics is you can really manipulate them to say pretty much whatever you want. Airlines are certainly good…
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A Preview of Southwest’s Remodeled Terminal in Los Angeles Which Begins Opening Thursday
If you’ve flown through LAX on Southwest in the last couple of years, you know what a nightmare it’s been. There’s a…
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Southwest Surprises, Joins JetBlue and Delta in Applying For Long Beach Slots
I did not see that coming. Back in December, it was revealed that noise levels had dropped so low that Long Beach…