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Help Cranky By Taking The 2021 Reader Survey and Win Some Pretty Great Prizes
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Air travel is beginning to rebound, and I’m hoping to learn about both the pre- and post-pandemic travel habits of readers of the blog. Below is a link to a survey that I’d really appreciate…
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American Has Removed Domestic Basic Economy Fares
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A funny thing happened the other day. I was looking at Phoenix – Denver — my favorite market to watch since it’s full of stupidly-low fares at all times — and I noticed that American…
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June Schedules Come Into Focus, and There is One Outlier
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The residents of Airlineville are showing more confidence than they’ve shown in a really long time. Vaccinations are becoming more widespread every day, and even though borders remain closed, that won’t stop travel where it’s…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Summer Travel Guessing Game
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Cranky Talk – Summer Travel Guessing Game This week, I decided to pelt Dave with numbers. It’s his favorite thing. Maybe that’s a slight exaggeration. What I really did was go into Cirium schedule data…
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Cranky on the Web: United’s Latest Sustainable Effort
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United Airlines, fourth largest at HIA, “to lead industry switch to sustainable aviation fuels” – ABC 27 HarrisburgHow did I get connected with a local news station in Harrisburg, you ask? Well just look at…
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3 Links I Love: Air Canada Finally Refunds, Northeast Alliance Questions, Make Your Own Airplane Food
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This week’s featured link Refund Policy for Travel Agents – Air CanadaNow that the Canadian government has finally provided financial assistance to Air Canada, the airline has relented and offered refunds for all impacted by…
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Southwest’s Long Arc Away from Short-Haul Continues
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When Southwest first started flying, it was an entirely short-haul airline. This shouldn’t be a surprise, nor should it be a shock that Southwest would begin flying longer distances over time. Despite that, it still…
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Southwest Perfects Social Distancing With 9 People On Our Flight to Puerto Vallarta (Trip Report)
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We had originally been planning to go to Hawai’i, but with the weather looking iffy and last minute fares elsewhere nice and cheap, we called an audible. Three days before travel, we opted to change…
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The Cranky Flier Interview #21 – Viva Air CEO Felix Antelo
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It hasn’t been all that long since the last one, but I’m back with another Cranky Flier Interview presented by Ontario International Airport. This time, I stayed in South America with an interview with Viva…
