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Should I Bother with Travel Insurance? (Ask Cranky)
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It’s time to play Ask Cranky once again. Today we have a question about one of the many add-ons that airlines and travel websites try to sell you these days . . . travel insurance.…
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Do You Really Hate the Middle Seat That Much?
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There was an interesting survey that came out earlier this month showing that people hate the middle seat far more than I could ever imagine. While I usually like to blame the surveyor, I think…
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Long Beach’s 75,000 Pound Weight Limit
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It’s been awhile since I last wrote about Long Beach, so I thought last week’s Airport Advisory Commission meeting would be a good opportunity for me to bring it up again. Now that the plans…
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JetAmerica is Gone . . . For Now
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I have to admit that I wasn’t even sure if it was worth covering the demise of JetAmerica since I had no real insight to add, but I’ve had so much fun with it so…
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Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American, BNET, Continental, Frontier, Lufthansa, Mergers/Finance, Republic, United
This Week on BNET (July 13 – 17)
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DOT Approves Continental/United/Lufthansa/Air Canada Antitrust Immunity with Limited Carveouts The alliance has been approved. I’ve got details on why, but what will happen with American and BA? Republic Gets Court Approval to Buy Frontier, But…
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Airline Timetables Disappear, Airline Dorks Die a Little Inside
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Southwest has announced that it will finally be ending production of one of the greatest airline dork tools ever invented, the timetable. After the current issue, Southwest timetables will no longer be printed, and that…
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Details of Obama’s Wild Plane Ride
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Last year, when then-Senator Obama was busy criss-crossing the country in support of his presidential bid, he ran into some trouble on one of his flights. At the time, we were told that it wasn’t…
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Pacific Wings Stops and Restarts Hawai’i Flights, Craziness Ensues
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It has been a really odd week for Pacific Wings. The airline has made its money flying nine-seaters around the Hawaiian islands to smaller cities, but in recent years it has begun to branch out…
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Southwest 737 Diverts After a Hole Appears in the Roof
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Here’s a weird one for you. Yesterday, Southwest flight 2294 diverted to Charleston, West Virginia when a football-sized hole opened up in the top of the fuselage. And thanks to the magic of Twitter, someone…
