Southwest
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Why Doesn’t Southwest Fly Redeyes? (Ask Cranky)
I’m on vacation all this week, but that doesn’t mean I’m leaving you hanging. I have new posts ready to go on…
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Cranky on the Web – Southwest is No Longer Cheap, Time for a New Website
Southwest no longer cheapest airline – Philadelphia Inquirer This isn’t exactly news anymore, but they did a story in Philly about Southwest…
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I Don’t Know if Southwest’s New Seat is a Good Thing Or Not
Southwest had what it called an “especially amazing” announcement this week. The big news? The airline is introducing a new seat on…
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Topic of the Week: Any Safety Concerns?
It’s been a safety-issue kind of week, hasn’t it? There’s the letter United sent to its pilots regarding some serious problems. Then…
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Southwest Alters Rapid Rewards Redemption Rates to Be More Opaque
Last week, Southwest quietly let it slip that it was going to vary the number of points required to redeem for flights.…
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United Walks Away From Dallas Love Field Airport, Makes Southwest Happy and Delta Angry
To say things took a strange turn at Dallas Love Field Airport on Friday is quite the understatement. After doing everything it…
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American’s Remote Terminal at LAX and the Southwest I Love (Trip Report)
I had to do a last minute day trip up to the Bay Area, and I had a ton of options. After…
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Cranky on the Web – Reviewing the Year, More on Hidden City Ticketing, Delays on the Tarmac and on Southwest
In the Trenches: Reviewing the Year and Preparing for 2015 – Small Business Center I take a quick look back on 2014…
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American, Caifornia Pacific, Delta, Family Airlines, Frontier, People Express, Southwest, United, US AirwaysReviewing Your 2014 Predictions
At the end of last year, I put a topic up for you all to make your predictions for the airline industry…
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Cranky on the Web (October 20 – 24)
If anyone happens to be going to a Stanford class reunion today, then come on by and see me on a travel…
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Cranky on the Web (October 13 – 17)
The real story behind the collapse in Southwest’s on-time performance – Los Angeles Times Apparently someone at the LA Times saw my…
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Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About US Airline Tail Numbers (Part 1)
I recently received an email from a reader, Bob S, asking me about aircraft tail numbers. It seemed like a simple topic,…