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Alaska Eliminates the Need for the Airport Passport Check
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When I flew Alaska out of Portland recently, I noticed that there were still kiosks there for international travel. Those machines’ days may be numbered now that Alaska has rolled out a remote passport verification…
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Who the F*&@ is BermudAir?
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I haven’t done one of these posts in awhile, so… let’s do it. BermudAir is a new airline that’s going to start flying to the US this week, so we should all probably learn about…
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Red Way Goes Away
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It appears that Lincoln, Nebraska’s longshot play to get more air service has now failed.. and remarkably quickly. The creative but risky Red Way operation has announced it will shut down at the end of…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JetBlue’s Redacted Nightmare, Pilot AAgreement, Frontier Adds Frontiers, and More
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JetBlue Says the Quiet Part Out Loud A redaction error in documents submitted by JetBlue while defending against the lawsuit brought on by customers in Massachusetts on its takeover of Spirit revealed that part of…
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American Gets Harder and Harder to Work With (Tales From the Field)
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You said you wanted to hear more tales from our experiences at Cranky Concierge, so here I am with another round. I’ve written here at length about American’s big sales transformation where it slashed sales…
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Are JSX And SkyWest Charter Legal? The Fight Over Part 380 and Part 135
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I’m fairly certain the first rule of gripping headline-writing is to not cite sections of the federal code. But, well, here we are. There’s been a lot of discussion lately over the legality of what…
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American Can Finally Grow to Europe Next Year, But It’s Growing Differently
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This year was something of a lost year for American’s long-haul network. Thanks to the decision to retire multiple widebody fleets during the pandemic combined with the Boeing 787 delivery delays, American was hamstrung. But…
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Cranky on the Web: An Upgrade for a Bump, How to Avoid More Fees
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How to Get Upgraded to First Class: Use Oversold Flights to Your Advantage – Condé Nast TravelerIs it likely that you can get upgraded if you offer to volunteer on an oversold flight? No. But…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: AA Adds AAtlantic, Southwest Adds Bennies, More
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American Adds Copenhagen, Naples, and Nice In Summer Expansion American has rolled out its big summer expansion plans to Europe*, and the highlights include a trio of new routes from Philadelphia to Copenhagen, Naples, and…
