Alliances
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Cranky on the Web: Podcasts a Plenty on a Miserable Summer, Loyalty Programs, and More
You may have noticed I haven’t put up a Cranky on the Web post in awhile. That is by design. It seemed…
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India Opts for Protectionism in Denying United/Emirates Codeshare
It appears that the nascent alliance between United and Emirates is running into some early trouble thanks to protectionist tendencies in India.…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – A US Travel Stress Test With Special Guest Dawn Gilbertson!
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Dave and I have spent a lot of time talking to you…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – All About Alliances!
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Alliances! I figure if I put the exclamation point there, it’ll get…
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Alaska Leans Into Its Oneworld Partnership With New Routes
Are You Leaving Cash on the Table?Missing out on credit card rewards is enough to make anyone cranky. GigaPoints analyzes your spending to recommend…
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Alaska and oneworld Open Up Ahead of Today’s Official Joining Announcement
This morning, Alaska is announcing that the MOU is signed, and it is now officially a member-elect in the oneworld alliance. This,…
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SkyTeam Member Airlines Can Now Easily Rebook Travelers on Other Member Airlines
With the rise of tighter joint ventures between airlines, there has been a lot of debate about the benefits of being in…
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The Delta and Korean Air Relationship Begins to Thaw
It seems strange to be talking about any kind of thawing of relations in Korea considering what North Korea has been up…
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3 Links I Love: Air New Zealand Becomes Less Unique, American’s Bad Baggage Rules, Airport Restaurants
This week’s featured link: Air New Zealand to discontinue premium economy Spaceseat – Business Traveller This is a sad day. Air New…
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oneworld No Longer Always Means onebagcheck
One of the more complex customer-facing issues airlines have to deal with involves interlining. In simple terms, that’s when two carriers have…
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In a World of Joint Ventures, Alliances Still Matter
Recently I found myself delving into a wonky discussion about airline alliances. The question came up – do they really matter anymore?…
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Topic of the Week: oneworld Priority vs SkyTeam SkyPriority
Last week, oneworld rolled out its new alliance-wide premium service branding… oneworld Priority. I assumed this was the same as SkyTeam’s longstanding…