Recent Articles
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Cranky on the Web (November 7 – 11)
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Airline Wi-Fi Check: Which Have It? – Conde Nast Daily Traveler In light of United’s announcement that it was putting wifi on its whole mainline…
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Topic of the Week: Porn on a Plane
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Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary is at it again. This time he’s suggesting that he’ll start offering a hotel-style pay per view system on airplanes, porn…
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Alaska’s Deal with American Makes Its Frequent Flier Program Even More Valuable
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Alaska and American have inked a deal that will give reciprocal elite benefits to each other’s elite members. This might not sound like much, but…
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Flying Up Front on Emirates to Dubai (Trip Report)
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A couple months ago, Emirates asked if I’d like to fly out to Dubai to spend 24 hours in the airport so that we could…
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British Airways Wins the Right to Buy bmi: Winners and Losers
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Last week, it was announced that British Airways parent IAG had won the lottery, so to speak. The group has now reached an “agreement in…
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United Becomes the First US Airline to Announce Wifi Over the Water
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United fliers, rejoice. Your airline has now, finally, announced its comprehensive wifi plan. The result is . . . a little surprising, actually. I like…
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Cranky on the Web (October 31 – November 4)
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I’m happy to announce that I will now be contributing to the new Conde Nast Traveler site on a weekly basis. Go to cntraveler.com to…
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Topic of the Week: Scoot
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Singapore Airlines announced this week that its new low cost carriers will be called . . . Scoot. The airline will start flying 777s to…
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Allegiant and Spirit, Head to Head (Trip Report)
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With Allegiant deciding to flee Long Beach at the end of this month, I sensed there was a unique experience that I would regret missing…
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Retroactive Refund: How Airlines Should Handle Weather Waivers
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Last week just downright sucked. I was supposed to be traveling with my family on US Airways to a wedding outside of Cancun. Yes, the…
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Qantas Goes NBA, Locks Out Employees and Shuts Down Over the Weekend
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When you think about airline labor disputes, you probably think about strikes. After years and years of negotiating, the unions gain the right to walk…
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Cranky on the Web (October 24 – 28)
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If you’re wondering where my CNN column has gone, it hasn’t disappeared. I’m just going to be writing a little less frequently. The next one…
