Airports
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Tulum Falls Flat After Its First Summer
Tulum was supposed to be a monster. Leading up to the new airport’s opening up to international travel in March of this…
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Breeze Squeezes into New Haven
Of all the things that happened while I was on vacation, it was Breeze’s decision to roll into New Haven that caused…
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Cranky on the Web: The ULCC Cycle of Death, Southwest Seating
Brian and I tackle what I’m now calling the ULCC cycle of death. I may have coined the term, but really, we’re…
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Airport Death Match: Is SFO or OAK Faster to San Francisco?
As I mentioned in my trip report last week, I flew into SFO on a recent trip to the Bay Area but…
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New Entrants are Blocked as DCA Slot Proceeding Gets Underway
When the FAA was reauthorized by Congress last month, a provision was included to allow for five new daily roundtrips at Washington/National…
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Dubai’s Al Maktoum Set to Become the Mega Hub to Top All Mega Hubs
You may have seen the pretty pictures. The man whose title is so long that you know he’s important — His Highness…
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The Wild Fight Over San Francisco
Regular readers know that the currently-named Metropolitan Oakland International Airport is a sponsor of the Friday Cranky Weekly Review. It also was…
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A Tale of Two Cities: Expanding on Last Week’s The Air Show Podcast
Last week on The Air Show podcast, Jon Ostrower, Brian Sumers, and I dove head first into the two northern corners of…
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After 35 Years, Lakeland Gets Another Chance with Avelo
Sometime in the spring of 1988, the last Delta Connection puddle jumper departed Lakeland, Florida and never looked back. Since then, there have…
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When Hot Markets Go Cold: Vegas Edition
I looked at the awful Q3 results for Orlando last week, and this week it’s time to look at the other market…
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When Hot Markets Go Cold: Orlando Edition
We heard last year all about the struggles in the ultra low cost carrier (ULCC) world, but now that we have DOT’s…
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Mexico City’s New Airport is a Mess, but Tulum’s Will Be a Winner
I’ve written about the Mexico City’s trainwreck of an airport problem more than once, but I really haven’t dedicated enough space to…