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How Can Norwegian Fly Charters Between the US and Mexico? (Ask Cranky)
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Back in July, Norwegian announced that it would start doing charter flying for Apple Vacations and Funjet Vacations this winter. That may not sound all that strange until you realize that Norwegian will be operating…
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United’s Network Planning Chief Tells Me Whether Los Angeles is Still a Hub (Across the Aisle)
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Update 9/27 at 412p PT: In a true coincidence, I’m told that Brian is no longer with United as of today. In August, I proclaimed that while Los Angeles was still a focus city for…
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JetBlue’s Interest in Europe is No Surprise
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Take a look at this route map, via Great Circle Mapper (he’s also made this the featured map for today): If you were going to build a hub, it wouldn’t look like this. Everything points…
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Cranky on the Web: Loyalty and American, Emirates Seat Fee
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Loyalty only goes so far as American Airlines, others revamp rewards programs – Dallas Morning News This was a broader look at changes in frequent flier programs over the last few years. Since it’s from…
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3 Links I Love: Low Cost Canada, Virgin No Votes, Marketing United
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This week’s featured link: Can These New Airlines Bring Canada’s Sky-High Fares Back to Earth? – Bloomberg And the answer is, yes. It’s easy to bring low fares into a market. But can they actually…
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A New JetBlue Route and Finishing the Companion Pass Run (Trip Report)
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For the 2nd year in a row, I attended the Boyd Conference. This year, however, it was up at Lake Tahoe, and that meant flying into Reno. I’ve only done that once before, but I…
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Delta Wants to Grow in Boston But This Isn’t Going to Look Like Seattle
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With Delta’s recent ramp-up in Boston, there are rumors that the airline wants to do there what it’s already done in Seattle: build-up a big hub in a short period of time. If so, that…
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PSA and Another American Regional Boost Pay to Combat the Expected Pilot Shortage
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It looks like the regional airline fight to hire enough pilots continues. Two of American’s wholly-owned regionals, Envoy and PSA, have announced they’re boosting starting pilot pay a ton in order to attract pilots. After…
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Dorkfest is Today
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The day has finally arrived. It’s Dorkfest! Now get on over to LAX, stat. As we do every September, we’ll gather at the park across the street from the In-N-Out just off the end of…
