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Cranky on the Web (April 16 – 20)
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Will other carriers copy Allegiant and Spirit with new carry-on baggage fee? – APEX Editor’s Blog I look at Allegiant’s carry on fee, and whether others might follow. In the Trenches: Wrestling with Business Hours…
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Topic of the Week: Your Favorite Airplane Food
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Let’s go a little random this week. What’s the best food you’ve had on an airplane? What airline was it?
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Thinking About Lufthansa’s New Business Class
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I didn’t write about Lufthansa’s new business class when it first came out, because I just wasn’t sure what to make of it. But I’ve been talking to a few people, and I think it…
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Frontier Waves Goodbye to Houston Hobby, Moves Back to Intercontinental
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It’s not often that I find a reason to write about Houston twice in one week (or one decade), but sure enough, here we are. Frontier announced yesterday that it would move back from Houston’s…
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Delta’s Basic Economy Fares Show Why Booking Through Online Travel Agents Is Becoming More and More Hazardous
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Delta started a test a couple weeks ago of a new fare offering called Basic Economy. The idea is that it’s a highly restricted fare that gives you nothing more than the promise of some…
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Cranky on the Web (April 9 – 13)
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Frontier’s Animal Battle: Choose the Airline’s Newest Mascot – Conde Nast Daily Traveler If you haven’t seen Frontier’s latest battle for the next animal mascot, it’s worth a look. I couldn’t stop laughing at the…
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Topic of the Week: Bye, Bye, bmi
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It’s almost official. British Airways will close on its purchase of bmi in short order. Will it be good or bad for travel in the UK?
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United Hates Houston’s Plan for Two International Airports
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Residents of the Dallas/Ft Worth Metroplex probably rolled their eyes at the news that Southwest is pushing for more freedom at Houston’s close-in Hobby airport. They’ve seen it all before with Southwest’s fight against American…
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Allegiant to Start Honolulu Flights from Vegas and Fresno in June
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Way back on March 5, 2010, Allegiant announced it would purchase some used 757s so that it could go to Hawai’i. Here we are more than 2 years later and the strategy is finally, mercifully,…
