Ask Cranky
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Is United Slowing Down Flights to Save Fuel? (Ask Cranky)
I’ve got a follow-up for an old Ask Cranky post today. In January, I wrote about why Delta might change flight times…
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Why Do Airlines Make Small Changes to Flight Times (Ask Cranky)
This is a great question, because I’ve wondered it myself for quite awhile. This gave me the chance to reach out there…
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Why Can Only Gate Agents Change My Seat? (Ask Cranky)
In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m working on clearing out some of the Ask Cranky question that have been piling up for…
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What Protections Do European Union Regulations Offer? (Ask Cranky)
For this Ask Cranky, I’m heading to the comments section. That’s right, this comment was posted a couple weeks ago and I…
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What’s the Deal with Bereavement Fares? (Ask Cranky)
Here’s an Ask Cranky question from a time long ago. Bereavement fares. Everyone knows about them, but are they any good? I’d…
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What’s up with Consolidators? (Ask Cranky)
I’ve got a nice big backlog of Ask Cranky posts, and I thought this would be a good time to starting clearing…
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Why Did My Connecting Flight Leave Early Without Me? (Ask Cranky)
Hi kids. It’s time for another episode of “Ask Cranky.” Hooray! This time, the question comes from Florida, or as a friend…
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Are Wholly-Owned Regionals Safer? (Ask Cranky)
The discussion about how safe regionals are has been top of mind since the Colgan Air crash in Buffalo last year. A…
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Why Do Two Flights Cost Less Than One? (Ask Cranky)
It’s time for another episode of Ask Cranky. I’ve received this question in many different forms ever since my days doing airline…
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What’s the Deal with Premium Economy? (Ask Cranky)
Happy New Year, everyone. I’ve been looking through my old drafts, and I realized there were a couple of posts that never…
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Using Electronics on Takeoff, Standing Flight Attendants (Ask Cranky)
I have an Ask Cranky two-fer today as one reader had two semi-related questions to ask. Fortunately, I’ve got the answers (or…
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Can I Get My Change Fee Back If the Flight Didn’t Actually Change? (Ask Cranky)
I’ve got a backlog of Ask Cranky questions here, but there’s been so much news lately I just haven’t had time to…