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Analyzing American’s New, Smaller May Schedule
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As of this weekend, American will serve 299 destinations in May down from the 338 planned previously. But that decrease is really just on the international front. Domestically, thanks to the rules set forth by…
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Cranky on the Web: DOT Weighs In On Refunds, Rebuilding Networks
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Airline cancel your flight due to coronavirus crisis? You’re still due a refund, DOT says – USA TodayDOT now says that airlines have to give prompt refunds during cancellations or significant schedule changes. That’s great…
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3 Links I Love: Just How Empty Those Planes are, Virgin Australia on the Brink, Delta Clean
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This week’s featured link Ethics of Airline Bailouts in Spotlight With Virgin-Qantas Feud – BloombergQuite the brawl going on down under. Virgin Australia wants the government to bail it out. Qantas sees blood in the…
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Shut It Down
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On Monday, I talked about the $50 billion airline stimulus that the government rolled out. One of the provisions in both the grant and the loan pieces of the pie said that the Department of…
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Southwest to Offer Preboarding To Those Willing to Help Prevent COVID-19 With New Shoot’nBoard Program
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There is very little that preoccupies Southwest travelers’ minds more before a flight than wondering if they’ll be able to get the seats they prefer. Southwest is now rolling out a new way to put…
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American Slashes Los Angeles Service in April; Will It Ever Return?
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American loaded its most recent short-term coronavirus-related April schedule cuts over the weekend, and the airline cut deep in some geographies. It promised a 60 to 70 percent domestic cut in April, and while it…
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The Government Stimulus is Done, Now We Wait to See the Results
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Congress finally came to an agreement, and the President signed the bill. Now, the CARES Act is about to pump an unfathomable $2 trillion into the economy with more than $50 billion marked for the…
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Cranky on the Web: Impact on Travelers and Employees, More Refunds, Biscoff, and a Virtual Happy Hour
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What does the airline aid package mean for travelers? Not much – TPGThe headline says it pretty well. Other than having more flights operating than demand would otherwise require, the aid package shouldn’t mean much…
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3 Links I Love: Shut ’em Down, Give ’em Money
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This week’s featured link The Case for Shutting Down U.S. Airlines Now – SkiftIt should be shut down, but it’s not just the threat of spreading the disease. It’s also the economic carnage of continuing…
