When the US-based airlines rolled out Basic Economy, it took some time to figure out the best way to explain it. In general, the idea was “this is like coach but the fares are more restricted.” That however, is far from enough information for a customer to make the proper … Read the post
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Following in the footsteps of its American counterparts, Air Canada has decided to join the Basic Economy club on some domestic Canadian routes. Ok, actually, it’s Economy Basic because, well, I guess Canadians need to do things just a bit differently. In true Canadian fashion, this implementation is friendlier than … Read the post
Though American and United both began rolling out Basic Economy fares around the same time, United rushed it and made mistakes. American, however, has been more cautious, only introducing it slowly throughout most of the lower 48 US States (with a few test routes beyond) in the last couple months. … Read the post
The Best Age for Your Child to Get a Smartphone and Experience 11 Other Milestones – Reader’s Digest
It was quite a blast of nostalgia to get a request from Reader’s Digest. I can’t say I’d heard that name in a long time, but I was more than happy to … Read the post
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Pilots’ union sues Horizon Air over deferral of 6 jet deliveries – Seattle Times
These are interesting times up in the Pacific Northwest. Horizon, unsurprisingly, has a pilot shortage. At first it just impacted the Q400 flying which had to be scaled back. But now, presumably … Read the post
It’s only been a couple of months since United started selling Basic Economy fares, but the availability has grown rapidly. Unlike American, which seems to be taking a methodical approach, United tried it, liked it, and then put it pretty much everywhere in the US (except Hawai’i). I suppose that’s … Read the post
A funny thing happened on Tuesday when both American and United officially filed their first Basic Economy fares in the market. (If you aren’t familiar with Basic Economy, read this.) I had been waiting for this a long time, because while we had known what the program attributes would … Read the post
With the imminent launch of Basic Economy on both United and American, we are on the cusp of a massive change that will impact anyone who buys travel in the US. While I personally agree with the strategy behind Basic Economy, there’s one thing that I just can’t stand: the … Read the post
When United rolled out Basic Economy last year, it got a lot of flak for how it handled it (including some right her on the blog). Yesterday, American rolled out its version of Basic Economy, and I was waiting to see how it would go. The product … Read the post
The most important theme coming out of United’s investor day last week was that it admits something that everyone else has known for years: it has a real revenue problem. Considering the network and assets it has, it should be making more money. A lot of things are going to … Read the post
It’s week three of the podcast. If you’re
enjoying it, then great. If you’re not, well, I don’t even get the last pin removed from my broken finger until next week. I’m not sure how long until I’m up to full typing strength after that, so hang in there.
Bereavement Fares Have Disappeared on Most US Airlines – Associated Press
For anyone who has tried to use one, you’re undoubtedly not surprised to hear that bereavement fares are all but gone. They generally don’t fit into the fare structure that’s out there today, but as I mentioned to the … Read the post