Spirit
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Spirit Goes Into One of the Most Competitive Markets In the US, But Why?
It’s Spirit week here at Cranky, and not in the “ra ra, go team” kind of way. I’m talking about Spirit Airlines.…
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Hey Spirit, The Water’s a Lot Warmer in Puerto Rico Than Niagara Falls (Guest Post)
It’s been awhile but the Cardinal is back. And he’s got some good advice for Spirit . . . — Spirit Airlines…
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Spirit Turns Its Focus to the US and Canada After Caribbean Build-Up
Spirit has spent the last few years remaking itself in the public eye. It has gone from a Detroit-based low cost carrier…
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Cranky on the Web (September 28-October 1)
Southwest Acquires AirTran: Six Reasons This is a Great Move – BNET Headwinds Part one of my story focused on the positive…
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The Knee-Crunching Saddle Seat is a Good Idea, But it Won’t Fly
Ok, so I didn’t actually take the new saddle seat for a test ride. I mean, it was a static display in…
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Cranky on the Web (June 21-25)
Horizon Air Backs Out of California and Into a Box of Its Own Making – BNET Horizon has made some big schedule…
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Cranky on the Web (June 14-18)
ExpressJet’s New CEO Targets Costs to Fix the Airline. Duh – BNET ExpressJet’s new CEO is trying to make his mark by…
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Pilot Strike Could Be the End of Spirit As We Know Them
I hope everyone had a good weekend. Of course, if you had plane tickets on Spirit, it was far from it. The…
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Cranky on the Web (May 17 – 21)
Union-Vote Rule Change: Bad News for Non-Union Delta, JetBlue – BNET The National Mediation Board made some rule changes recently and it…
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Carry-On Guide for Misinformed Senators
Wondering why I’m posting on a Sunday? Well, it’s to welcome Washington Post readers to the site. See, today I had an…
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Cranky on the Web (April 5 – 9)
Even April Fools’ Can’t Stop Southwest Talking About Bag Fees – BNET If you haven’t seen Southwest’s April Fools’ joke, it’s a…
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DOT Fines Spirit for All Sorts of Violations
Spirit is one of those airlines that people seem to love to hate, and now the government is getting in on the…