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Cranky on the Web: Airline Survival, Refunds, and a Friendly American
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Evaporation of travel sector threatens airlines’ very survival – PBS NewsHourWhen PBS reached out for this, it was going to be about passenger impacts from the pandemic. By the time I did the interview, the…
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3 Links I Love: No More Whining, LOT and Condor Split, Neeleman Forced to Sell
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This week’s featured link Dear Frequent Flyers: Please Stop Whining – One Mile at a TimeSome welcome levity on frequent flier program complainers from an unlikely source. Two for the road Poland’s LOT pulls out…
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Death of the Airline Industry Delayed
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For once, there is a delay in the airline industry that nearly everyone is happy about. After much haggling with the Department of the Treasury, the airline stimulus money is about to start flowing. This…
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Southwest Moves Toward a Hub Model With May Schedule
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Southwest has been busy cutting its schedule like everyone else, and for May it’s down by more than half to about 2,000 flights a day. That’s still a lot, and it’s more than demand would…
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Do Airlines Have a Duty to Consider Morality in Pricing?
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It feels like opposite day. For years, people have blamed airlines for jacking up fares in a time of crisis, but now… that may be exactly what people want airlines to do. It is, of…
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Cranky on the Web: Refund Madness, Small Business Struggles, Looking for Deals
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DOT tells airlines to refund canceled flights, but don’t count on cash just yet – Los Angeles TimesI had a lot of inquiries come in about this during the week. United and JetBlue have now…
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3 Links I Love: Awful Data Points, Parking Airplanes on Opposite Sides of the World
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Things are changing fast. Stay up-to-date.Subscribe to the Cranky Coronavirus Daily Update This week’s featured link Impact of COVID-19: Data Updates – A4AThe relatively mundane title belies the true ugliness you’ll find in this report.…
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Alaska, JetBlue Get Creative to Satisfy Government Stimulus Requirements
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The absurdity of the government stimulus minimum service requirements continue to cause problems, but Alaska and JetBlue are getting creative in finding ways to comply. With Alaska especially, it shows just how ridiculous this mandate…
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American’s To Bring Back International Flying Slowly, In Waves
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I know I keep focusing on American lately, but that’s because the airline has been putting out more complete schedules than the rest and for a longer term. Yesterday I looked at May domestic schedules,…
