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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Potential Permanent COVID Travel Changes
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Cranky Talk – Potential Permanent COVID Travel Changes I promised you last time when we covered the changes after 9/11 that this week we’d zoom ahead a couple decades. And here we are. This week,…
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Cranky on the Web: Rising Airfares + A Note on Emails
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Book your holiday travel now — Airfares expected to jump 18% over next 2 months – TPGI don’t know about the oddly-specific number of 18 percent, but airfare will climb. It’s just supply and demand.…
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3 Links I Love: Northern Pacific, A Terrible Winglet, CBX Success, and the GAO
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This Week’s Featured Link World Routes 2021: exclusive interview with Northern Pacific Airways CEO, Rob McKinney – AviacionlineThis is an interesting interview with the head of the new airline that aims to be the Icelandair…
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Doing the Math on the Premium-Heavy Breeze A220s
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Earlier this week, Breeze rolled out its first A220-300. With all the speculation about flat beds and what else might be on the airplane, the reality feels pretty tame. There is, however, one thing that…
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American Announces the End of the Frequent Flier Program With Elite Status That Can Be Earned Without Flying
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Beginning with elite qualifying for 2023, American will scrap the current elite qualifying system and now create something called Loyalty Points which can be earned by flying, spending on co-branded credit cards, or shopping/dining. This…
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A Quiet Week of Schedule Changes Still Has a Few Surprises
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At long last, a breather. The residents of Airlineville all took a collective breath this week and just relaxed. Ok, maybe not all of them, but the Cirium data shows a pretty quiet week indeed.…
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3 Links I Love: American’s Distinguished Achievement, Delta Marketing Opportunity, Misusing Slots
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This Week’s Featured Link 2021 Distinguished Achievement Award – The Wings ClubThis isn’t an article, but it’s worth noting. Tonight is the annual gala for the Wings Club and who is receiving the big Distinguished Achievement…
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More Complicated Fares Coming to an Airline Near You
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People have long complained about the complexity involved in airline fares, but you ain’t seen nothing yet. ATPCO — the industry’s fare clearinghouse and owner of Routehappy — had its annual Elevate event recently, and…
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Southwest Continues to Irresponsibly Blame the Weather For Its Woes
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It’s not every day I get to accuse an airline of gaslighting, but that appears to be exactly what Southwest has been doing in regards to its meltdown last week. The airline continues to push…
