Southwest
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Phast Phlights To and From Phoenix (Trip Report)
I had to do a last minute trip to Phoenix for work, so with less than a week out, I was happy…
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Southwest’s Big Price Increase Went Into Effect Last Week
You probably saw all the press touting Southwest’s new fare category, Wanna Get Away Plus, that officially launched last week. While yes,…
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Southwest Spends $2 Billion To Play Catch-Up on Product
Southwest has finally decided it’s time to invest in its onboard product again. Yesterday, the airline announced it would spend more than…
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Flying The Oakland California Corridor Challenge: SNA-OAK-SNA on JSX and Spirit (Trip Report)
And now, it’s time for the final installment of the Oakland California Corridor Challenge. By the time the final day rolled around,…
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Flying The Oakland California Corridor Challenge: ONT-OAK-BUR-OAK-LGB-OAK-SNA (Trip Report)
Are you tired yet? Because I’m tired, and I had only done 4 flights on this adventure on the first day. Day…
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Flying The Oakland California Corridor Challenge: LAX-OAK-SAN-OAK-LAX (Trip Report)
The stage had been set and Henry and my flights were booked. Oakland had requested that we book all refundable flights, and…
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Flying The Oakland California Corridor Challenge: 12 Flights in Three Days (Trip Report)
If you’ve been following along on Twitter, you know that Henry Harteveldt and I spent last week flying up and down California…
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Finally, a Ride on a MAX (Trip Report)
They say third time’s a charm, right? I was supposed to fly on my first MAX on Southwest years ago, long before…
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Cranky on the Web: How Oil Affects Fares
How rising fuel and strong demand could affect airfares – Travel WeeklyI went on The Folo podcast by Travel Weekly to talk…
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Southwest’s New “Wanna Get Away Plus” Fare Caps a Long Shift in the Airline’s Fare Structure
Southwest has been teasing us for a little while now with promises of a new fare family to fit between its lowest…
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A Look at the Growth of ULCCs in Maps
Some days, I like to sit around and dream up the kind of data I can pull from Cirium. I’m only slightly…
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An Avoidable Delay on Southwest (Trip Report)
I was back in the air again last week, this time to Vegas for my first conference since the pandemic began. All…