Fares
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Be Wary of United.com Promo Codes
A distraught reader sent me a note yesterday about a bonus mile offer he received from United, and I thought it was…
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If You Book with an Online Travel Agent, Always Double-Check With Your Airline
I’ve run across plenty of problems when it comes to helping our Cranky Concierge clients, but a recent run in with CheapOair.com…
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Cranky on the Web (March 22-26)
ALERT: If you used to follow Cranky at BoardingArea.com, you’ll notice that the blog is no longer there. It was taken down…
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How Frontier Got Me to Pay More for a Connecting Flight Than a Nonstop
I’ve long sung the praises of Air Canada’s efforts to create fare product categories, but really, I’ve never gone through the purchase…
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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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Southwest Explores Change Fees, Bag Fees, and More
As I mentioned yesterday, Southwest has been circulating a survey to a bunch of fliers to try to explore all sorts of…
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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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Cranky on the Web (October 26 – 30)
Continental Joins Star Alliance Tomorrow – BNET Continental is in no-man’s land as they end their SkyTeam participation and prepare for Star…
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American and United Add $10 Surcharge For Peak Holiday Travel
It looks like United and American have decided that you don’t pay enough to travel on the peak holiday travel days, so…
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Frontier Lowers Its Change Fee to $100
We don’t see this very often, but the folks at the newly-reinvigorated Frontier have decided to make some changes. While bag fees…
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El Al’s New Low Economy Class Isn’t Revolutionary
Think of it as a new airline within an airplane. While many airlines in the past have really liked the idea of…
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Allegiant, American, BNET, DCA – Washington/National, Delta, Fares, Frontier, JetBlue, LGA – New York/La Guardia, Southwest, US Airways
Cranky on the Web (August 10 – 14)
Why is Allegiant’s Load Factor Dropping While Others Increase? – BNET Allegiant’s load factor dropped more than anyone else last month, but…