Recent Articles
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The Unrealistic and Unhelpful Expectations of Airline Passenger Advocates
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Last Tuesday morning, I was busy trying to corral the kids when I heard the word “airline” coming from the Today Show in the other…
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Cranky on the Web – Named Best Industry News Site
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The Best Websites to Learn About Air Travel – Yahoo! Travel The good folks at Yahoo! Travel have named The Cranky Flier the best site…
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Cranky Concierge Needs a Night Owl
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Do you love helping stranded travelers? Are you nocturnal? (If not, do you by chance live on the other side of the world and have…
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My Last Trip on US Airways (Trip Report)
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For my daughter’s second birthday, we decided to take the whole family out to see my in-laws in North Carolina. Their place is in a…
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Cranky No More? TSA Pre✓® is Changing the Way America Flies (Sponsored Post)
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[You all know that I love TSA Pre✓®, so I was more than happy to cooperate with IdentoGO on a sponsored post about how people…
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Does an Airline Need a Toll-Free Phone Number?
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Frontier is doing away with its toll-free number as part of its transition to being an ultra low cost carrier (ULCC), and when I heard…
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Delta’s Promise to Pay Businesses if American and United Run a Better Operation Isn’t Much More Than a Great Marketing Message
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It’s no secret that Delta is running a fantastic operation these days. On-time performance is impressive, and only a tiny number of flights end up…
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Cranky Dorkfest is Just One Month Away
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Consider this a friendly one-month reminder. Cranky Dorkfest is coming. This year it’s on September 12 from 1030a to 130p. As always, this will be…
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Alaska Airlines Gives a Number That Helps Explain Why Some US Airlines Love the Middle East Carriers
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We’ve seen so much about the fight between the big US and the big Middle East carriers that it’s easy to forget that not every…
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Congress is Once Again Trying to Re-regulate Airlines While Hiding Behind the Consumer Protection Veil
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It’s rather remarkable how often some body in the US government decides to take up an issue related to the airlines. This time, it’s the…
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Ontario Airport Gains Its Independence, But Now It Has to Find a Way to Increase Traffic
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I’ve covered the ongoing saga of Ontario Airport here in Southern California for years, and now it looks like we finally have a resolution. The…
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Cranky on the Web – Ontario Takes Its Airport Back From LAWA
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I’ll actually be writing about this in more detail Monday, but for those are particularly interested in the issue of Ontario taking back control of…
