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US Airways Chooses Simple Goals
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Ah, Media Day. How do you sum up an entire day full of presentations into one blog post? I’ll do my best. It was very strange for me to be back in my old haunts.…
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Were We At the Same US Airways Media Day?
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As you know, I was at Media Day for US Airways yesterday, but when I read this article from Reuters, I began to wonder if I was in the wrong place. I didn’t hear anything…
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Send Me Your Pics
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When I first put up the link to Cranky Gear online, I figured I wouldn’t sell too much of it. Turns out, at least some people are interested. I started asking people to send in…
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A Cranky Jackass for the Southwest Not-So-Hotties
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You might be surprised to know that it’s not just airlines that can get the Cranky Jackass award. Today, I have the pleasure of awarding it to Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, the girls who…
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US Airways Starts Charging for Second Bag
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Looks like US Airways has decided to match United’s effort to charge $25 to check a second bag. Raise your hand if you’re surprised. Hey you . . . yeah, the guy over there in…
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Check-In Online for Ryanair Flights 5 Days in Advance
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Looks like Ryanair’s upgrade went well, and the site even came back up a day early. When I read through the page describing the benefits of the upgrade, one thing stood out. You can now…
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Ryanair Goes Offline for the Weekend
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If you need to book a ticket, change your ticket, or view your reservation on Ryanair in the next few days, you better hurry up. Starting tonight (Friday, Feb 22) at 10pm GMT (11pm on…
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Virgin America Tries a New Tactic: Mexico
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It’s been awhile since we’ve heard about any new routes from Virgin America, so when I saw a press release saying that they were applying to fly from LA to Cabo, I felt compelled to…
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Lufthansa’s Subway-Style Boarding
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Anyone else out there seen Lufthansa’s Quick Boarding? I saw it on TravelPost’s blog and I’m not sure how I missed it before. It appears that at some gates in Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin/Tegel, Dusseldorf, Hanover,…
