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  • Avelo Works Around the New Haven Bottleneck
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    Avelo Works Around the New Haven Bottleneck

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    Aug 24, 2021

    Avelo has announced its initial schedule for service at its second base, New Haven, and this airport will be structured differently than Burbank for a few reasons. First, there is very limited space, but second,…

  • Capacity Cuts Overshadow Growth
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    Capacity Cuts Overshadow Growth

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    Aug 23, 2021

    The residents of Airlineville are feeling a lot like the residents of Long Island this week. Storm clouds continue to gather. Will it be a direct hit or will it skirt the town? Either way,…

  • A New Cranky Talk is Live – Flying After You’ve Had COVID
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    A New Cranky Talk is Live – Flying After You’ve Had COVID

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    Aug 22, 2021

    Cranky Talk – Flying After You’ve Had COVID I’ve already written a lengthy piece on how airline and government rules are going to kill the recovery, but this time, I’ve made it personal. I mentioned…

  • Cranky Dorkfest is One Month From Today… And It’s Happening
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    Cranky Dorkfest is One Month From Today… And It’s Happening

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    Aug 18, 2021

    Yes, yes, I’m still on vacation, but I scheduled this post long ago. Just a friendly reminder that I hope to see many of you there in one month! Now back to fruity drinks… Today…

  • American Slashes Long-Haul While Delta, JetBlue, and Spirit Cut Further Out
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    American Slashes Long-Haul While Delta, JetBlue, and Spirit Cut Further Out

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    Aug 16, 2021

    Happy Monday… I’m starting my vacation now. I’ll be back with regular posts next Monday. Oh my, where has the summer gone? The kids in Airlineville are starting to go back to school, and that…

  • Cranky on the Web: What Will Happen to Travel
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    Cranky on the Web: What Will Happen to Travel

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    Aug 14, 2021

    I’m going to take a little road trip for a vacation next week since all my other vacation plans this month were foiled by COVID. My current plan is to post the usual Skeds of…

  • 3 Links I Love: Inside Spirit’s Meltdown, Port Authority Revolt, A New Fifth Freedom Flight
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    3 Links I Love: Inside Spirit’s Meltdown, Port Authority Revolt, A New Fifth Freedom Flight

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    Aug 13, 2021

    This Week’s Featured Link 7 hours at Spirit’s biggest hub on 7th day of meltdown: The good, the bad and the ugly – USA TodayLong-time airline report Dawn Gilbertson is either a true journalist or…

  • The US Government and Airlines Are Doing Their Best to Ensure Travel Won’t Recover Soon
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    The US Government and Airlines Are Doing Their Best to Ensure Travel Won’t Recover Soon

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    Aug 12, 2021

    In the last couple weeks, two things happened that made me look even closer at COVID air travel rules than ever before. First, I got a symptomatic breakthrough case of COVID after having received the…

  • Operations, Spirit, Weather

    Spirit Finally Starts Climbing Its Way Out of the Doom Spiral

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    Aug 10, 2021

    Operational disruptions happen all the time, but an operational disruption like the one Spirit has been experiencing? That is much rarer event. The last time I can remember something like this happening was the JetBlue…

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