Airports
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Mexico City is More Than Worth the Visit (Travelogue)
It had been more than twenty years since I last visited Mexico City, and I was excited to return. After all, my…
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The Feds Step in to Prevent Impending Chicago Gridlock at O’Hare
The arms race at Chicagoʻs OʻHare airport looks like itʻs about to be put on pause now that the Federal Aviation Administration…
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The Spectacular But Distant AIFA Airport (Travelogue)
After a long approach from the north over farms and industrial structures, we touched down on one of the three runways at…
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STL Tries to Finally Get Beyond TWA
Behold, the mighty St Louis Lambert International Airport! It’s a massive complex with four runways, more than 80 gates, a Boeing (formerly…
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The Weird World of Mexicana is Much Better Flying the E2 (Travelogue)
Today is the day. The Cranky Network Awards are TONIGHT! So while I continue to run around like a chicken with my…
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Viva Kicks the Trip Off the Right Way (Travelogue)
FINALLY, I’m getting to the part where I’m flying somewhere on this trip. You’re going to get two of those posts this…
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Cross Border Express is Great, But It Can Be Tricky (Travelogue)
It’s time to kick off this Mexican travelogue with a look at how I got across the border in the first place.…
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Chicago O’Hare’s Gate Fight Gets Even More Complex… and Spirited
After last October’s gate reallocation, the battle lines were drawn at Chicago’s O’Hare airport. United had control of Terminal 1 already and…
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Introduction to Cranky’s Mexican Adventure (Travelogue)
Having handed over the reins of Cranky Concierge, I decided it was time for a little adventure. I came up with a…
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Cincinnati and the Ghosts of Comair
If Memphis was Northwest’s way of getting geographically beyond its core hubs, Cincinnati did the same thing for Delta but in reverse.…
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United To Take Chicago by Force, Will Hit 750 Peak Day Departures
What a difference a day makes. After writing about the escalating war between United and American yesterday, United has decided it is…
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The War Between American and United Continues to Escalate
It’s been awhile since we’ve had a good, old-fashioned, knock-down war between two airlines, but sure enough it seems that we are…