Fares
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Airlines Can’t Be Stupid Enough to Charge People More For Sharing Personal Information
There have been a lot of stories floating around lately (like this one) about a seemingly-sinister plan for airlines to require you…
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As Basic Economy Expands Across the Atlantic, the Message Gets Muddled
When the US-based airlines rolled out Basic Economy, it took some time to figure out the best way to explain it. In…
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Air Canada’s Basic Economy Introduction Shows How a Even a Slightly Smoother Booking Process Makes A Big Difference
Following in the footsteps of its American counterparts, Air Canada has decided to join the Basic Economy club on some domestic Canadian…
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American’s Rationale For Expanding Basic Economy to Mexico and the Caribbean Sounds Like Garbage, But It’s Probably Not
Though American and United both began rolling out Basic Economy fares around the same time, United rushed it and made mistakes. American,…
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Cranky on the Web: When to Fly With Kids, Remaking ATPCO
The Best Age for Your Child to Get a Smartphone and Experience 11 Other Milestones – Reader’s Digest It was quite a…
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3 Links I Love: Horizon’s Pilot Problems, Irma Gouging Isn’t Real, Rescue Flight in San Juan
This week’s featured link: Pilots’ union sues Horizon Air over deferral of 6 jet deliveries – Seattle Times These are interesting times…
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United’s Basic Economy Has Expanded With a Small Twist
It’s only been a couple of months since United started selling Basic Economy fares, but the availability has grown rapidly. Unlike American,…
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American Tests Markets in Basic Economy Rollout While United Focuses on Fare Levels
A funny thing happened on Tuesday when both American and United officially filed their first Basic Economy fares in the market. (If…
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The One Thing That Really Bothers Me About Basic Economy
With the imminent launch of Basic Economy on both United and American, we are on the cusp of a massive change that…
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American Rolls Out Basic Economy With a Slightly Softer But Blunter Approach
When United rolled out Basic Economy last year, it got a lot of flak for how it handled it (including some right…
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United’s Revenue Management Problem: The Death of Independence of Demand
The most important theme coming out of United’s investor day last week was that it admits something that everyone else has known…
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Cranky Flier Podcast #3: Why the Concert Ticket Model Won’t Work for Most Airlines
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…