Southwest
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Cranky on the Web: So Much Coronavirus, JetBlue at 20, Luving Southwest, Frommer Radio Show
Coronavirus airplane travel: How US airlines are cleaning planes – Today ShowThis wasn’t an on camera interview, but it was an in-depth…
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Strange Math: A Fight for 27, or 29, or 39 New Gates in Denver
When Denver International Airport replaced Stapleton in the 1990s, it was designed to grow. Granted, at the time, it was hard to…
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3 Links I Love: Returning the MAX to Service, Sun Country Cargo, Jetlines Tries Something Different
This week’s featured link Southwest Airlines Prepares to Return Boeing 737 Max to Service – BloombergThe re-launch of the 737 MAX continues…
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Cranky on the Web: United's New CEO, Southwest Ponders Change, 2020 Route Launches
United’s Scott Kirby Finally Gets a CEO Job: Now What? – SkiftBrian Sumers asked me about my experiences with Scott when he…
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3 Links I Love: Grounding Southwest Planes, Delta Nabs Silver, Ontario at 3
I will be rolling out a redesign of the blog in the next week or so. If you’d like to see preview,…
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Cranky on the Web: Should Southwest Buy Another Airline?
If Southwest wanted to acquire another airline, which would it target? – Dallas Business JournalA research note suggesting that Southwest might consider…
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3 Links I Love: The Rise of Flight Shaming, OC Cuts, Connecting to a Bus
This Week’s Featured Link: Flight shaming hits air travel as ‘Greta effect’ takes off – Thomson Reuters FoundationFlight shaming is real, and…
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Flying on JetBlue’s Brand New and Hard-to-Find “Phase 2” Interiors (Trip Report)
I expected this to be just another normal trip report for my flight to Vegas for the Boyd Conference, but oh was…
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The Cranky Flier Interview: Southwest’s Andrew Watterson Talks MAX, Newark’s Fall, and More
Late August means it’s time for the International Aviation Forecast Summit, better known as the Boyd conference. For the third year in…
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Southwest Finally Gets (More) Serious About Business Travel
Bidding continues through Wednesday for the Cranky Dorkfest LAX Progressive Dinner. You can get full information and place your bids here. Here…
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Why Southwest is Leaving Newark
When it announced its second quarter earnings, Southwest rightfully spent a fair bit of time talking about the 737 MAX grounding and…
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Thanks to American, I Flew Southwest and JetBlue to Portland (Trip Report)
This trip should have been simple. We were having our annual Cranky Concierge team gathering in Portland (Oregon) and American’s award space…