Recent Articles
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Alaska’s New Paint Job, London Service Point Toward Premium
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Alaska continues its metamorphosis into a premium global carrier today by announcing a couple of new routes as well as a new livery that will…
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It is Time to RSVP for Cranky Dorkfest (Yes, You Need to RSVP This Year)
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IMPORTANT UPDATE on Aug 11: The LAX ramp visit has reached its capacity of 500 people. Please continue to RSVP and you will be put…
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Cranky on the Web: Global Entry Ain’t What It Used to Be, Southwest’s Numbers, Flyadeal Interview
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Are Global Entry and TSA PreCheck Losing Their Value? – TravelPulseTSA Precheck and Global Entry have been well worth it for years, but is that…
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Cranky Weekly Review: JetBlue and United Move Forward, United’s FAs — Not so Much
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We at Cranky Weekly Review are unexpectedly looking for a new lucky title sponsor to support the cause. For as little as a few sawbucks…
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Flying the Friendly Seas on Kenmore (Trip Report)
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I’ve already told you about my big, fancy jet flights on Alaska, but if you need a runway, you aren’t doing real flying. Once we…
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Wizz Tries to Fix Itself
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People in the US may not think of Wizz Air often, but when they do… they think about having to go to the bathroom. If…
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Connecting in the US Just Got Easier… On One Route, On American
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American recently announced that it was launching a trial of something called One Stop Security (OSS). This is the latest in a string of trials…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Southwest Assigns Date to Assign Seats, AA Does OK on Revenue
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Can’t Get No Seatisfaction — Southwest Unveils Seating Plan After 54 years of Southwest’s official seating policy of “sit wherever, good luck,” the end is…
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A Different Way to Look at the First Quarter
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I know we’re well into Q2 earnings season, but I’m gonna go back a quarter one more time. I’ll admit it. I was kind of…
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The US Government Gets Tough on Mexico, and Americans Will Suffer If It Follows Through
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Nobody can be surprised to hear that the US government is getting tough on Mexico. After all, we live in an “America First” kind of…
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A Taste of Elite Status on Alaska (Trip Report)
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With my daughter at camp for two weeks and my son on an adventure with my parents, my wife and I had about 10 days…
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Cranky on the Web: Shoes On, the Atlanta Mess, Air India Plot Thickens
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TSA rule change on shoes might mean the end of 3 ounce liquid restriction and more – KJZZ The ShowI returned to The Show to…
