Star Alliance
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Alliances Look to Cement Standing in Latin America with Recent Moves
It’s been a busy year south of the US border with all three alliances trying to make big land grabs in Latin…
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BNET, Continental, Delays/Cancellations, Delta, Fares, IAD – Washington/Dulles, Star Alliance, United, US Airways
Cranky on the Web (December 21 – 25)
New York Snowstorm Sees Delta Start Canceling Earlier Than JetBlue, American – BNET You may have been stranded but from an operational…
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Continental Enters LA to Latin America – Is More on the Way?
Starting on July 1, Continental will begin thrice weekly service between LAX and San Salvador, El Salvador. Normally, I wouldn’t think twice…
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Lufthansa Now Owns bmi, Time to Talk to Virgin Atlantic?
Lufthansa has owned a 30% share in UK-based airline bmi for some time, and now bmi chief Sir Michael Bishop has exercised…
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Continental’s Star Alliance Move
You likely won’t be surprised to hear that I had a great time at the bachelor party this weekend, but that means…
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London/Heathrow Gets Ready to Play Musical Airlines
There has been a ton of interesting news to write about in the last few days, and I’d been having trouble figuring…
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Lufthansa Takes JetBlue Under Its Wings
I had a completely different post lined up for today, but really, when news like this breaks, it’s hard to stay away.…
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Air Canada Tries Selling Tickets a Different Way
Buying a plane ticket can be a frustrating experience. As a former airline pricer, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve…
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You Have 18 Months . . . Go!
Remember the good old days when frequent flier miles lasted forever? Those were good times. Then a few years ago, the airlines…
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Baggage Mess in Philly
I guess this is what happens when Philadelphia Eagles fans are allowed to sling bags. For a long time, Philly has been…
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American, Baggage, Continental, JetBlue, Northwest, Oneworld, SkyTeam, Southwest, Star Alliance, US Airways
Continental Bans Fat Bags
Ok, maybe in this case, the correct term is “overweight,” but either way you look at it, you’ll have to leave those…
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Fighting US Airways Over Guaranteed Airfare
A lot of people don’t know about the Guaranteed Airfare Rule. Many airlines have it, and it basically says that if the…