Southwest
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How Southwest Determines Your Boarding Card Number, and How You Can Now Jump the Line for $40
In the wake of Southwest announcing that you can now jump to the head of the line for $40 a person if…
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Southwest to Get More Gates in Los Angeles
It has been rumored for years, but now it looks like it’s finally going to happen. US Airways is going to leave…
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Holiday Travel With a Child is Exhausting (Trip Report)
It’s the holiday season and that means it’s time to travel. While I never liked flying during the holidays anyway, our first…
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Cranky on the Web (December 17 – 21)
On the Spot: Tips for holiday travelers – LA Times A nice write-up that suggest using Cranky Concierge for holiday travels. Defend…
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Southwest Continues Cutting Atlanta, Delta Must Be Thrilled
Remember when Southwest announced it was taking over AirTran and people immediately thought Delta was in trouble in Atlanta? Hah. Yeah, right.…
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Southwest Takes the First Step Toward International Flying With Puerto Rico Flights
Before you all jump on me, I am well aware that Puerto Rico is a part of the United States. So while…
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Cranky on the Web (October 8 – 12)
The Exact Dates When No One Wants to Travel and You Will Find Cheap Airfare – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Southwest launched…
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WestJet and JetBlue See the Value of the Upsell; Southwest Doesn’t
JetBlue and WestJet both had separate announcements last week around the same basic idea. The airlines are cutting legroom in the back…
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Topic of the Week: Delta’s Sweet 717 Deal
I’m not sure if you saw it, but Southwest said that it is actually going to pay the convert the 717s into…
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Southwest Rightly Kills A Successful Subsidy on the Florida Panhandle
Something very strange happened last week. St Joe and Southwest agreed to end the subsidy agreement that was put in place to…
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Southwest’s Looming Labor Fight
Unlike any other large airline in the US, Southwest has had an incredible streak of good labor relations. Despite being highly unionized,…
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Topic of the Week: Frontier and Southwest Brawl over Wisconsin Fliers
First, Frontier made a deal to allow its frequent fliers to transfer miles to Delta. Then Southwest struck back and said that…