Southwest
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Heading to Phoenix for the World Series (Trip Report)
Game 5 of the NLCS may have been awful, but games 6 and 7 were incredible and the Diamondbacks moved on to…
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Heading to Phoenix for the NLCS (Trip Report)
It was twenty five years ago when I fell in love with baseball. I had started to show interest during college when…
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When Hawaiian Falters, Southwest Gets Me Home (Trip Report)
I left off last week with Hawaiian canceling my flight home from Kahului, and the reaccommodation options weren’t good. Fortunately for me,…
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Alaska Rolls Into Burbank From San Francisco Now That Southwest is Gone
When Alaska bought Virgin America, it was all about growing its presence in California, and part of that strategy was growth in…
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Not Another Routine Trip to Oakland… (Trip Report)
… is what you’ll probably be saying as you read about this routine trip to Oakland. I know, I know. That’s quite…
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United is Getting Aggressive in Denver, and It Appears to Be Working
Once again this week, United send out a media notice about a new Denver ad campaign that’s meant to try to bolster…
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Instead of the State Flag, Southwest Honors Hawai’i with a Different Kind of Special Livery
For many years, Southwest has honored its largest destinations by painting an airplane with the state flag. The very first was, to…
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Three Months Later, Southwest Has an Action Plan
It was the end of December when Southwest had its latest and worst in a string of meltdowns that dated back several…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – CNA Wrap Up and a Special Announcement
Listen on Apple, Spotify, direct, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s been a little bit longer than normal since our last…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Southwest Goes to Washington
Listen on Apple, Spotify, direct, or wherever you get your podcasts. Southwest COO Andrew Watterson went to Washington to get grilled by…
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Saying Good Riddance to Mesa — and Goodbye to American — in Long Beach (Trip Report)
With the Cranky Network Awards only a month away, we are deep in planning with our presenting sponsor Phoenix Sky Harbor International…
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“We Really Messed Up Here” – Speaking With CEO Bob Jordan about Southwest’s Meltdown
The email last week came as a surprise. I was invited along with three others to chat with Southwest CEO Bob Jordan…