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Delta Comes out Swinging at Frontier Over Minneapolis Move
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Anyone who thinks that the days of airline schedule retaliation are over clearly hasn’t been watching Delta. The airline is royally pissed that Frontier had the gall to enter the Minneapolis to Kansas City market…
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American, BA, Iberia Need to Eliminate Differences or Do a Better Job of Highlighting Them
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Last week, American and its joint venture partners British Airways and Iberia were here in Southern California to pitch the benefits of the joint venture to the region. The airlines are launching a lot of…
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Cranky on the Web (March 5 – 11)
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Weather, tarmac rule irk airlines – Arizona Republic Another article talking about long tarmac delays, and I was asked to comment. The scoop on business class seats – CNN Out of the Office This week,…
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Spirit Goes Into One of the Most Competitive Markets In the US, But Why?
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It’s Spirit week here at Cranky, and not in the “ra ra, go team” kind of way. I’m talking about Spirit Airlines. I actually hadn’t planned on talking about them twice this week, but soon…
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Video Tour of the New British Airways First Class
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It may have been almost two months since BA brought me out to London, but I still have some good material waiting to see the light of day. Today it’s a tour of the new…
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Hey Spirit, The Water’s a Lot Warmer in Puerto Rico Than Niagara Falls (Guest Post)
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It’s been awhile but the Cardinal is back. And he’s got some good advice for Spirit . . . — Spirit Airlines should be all over San Juan, PR (SJU), a leisure and VFR (visiting…
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Cranky on the Web (February 28 – March 4)
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In the Trenches: Turnover Hurts – Intuit Small Business Blog We had someone leave Cranky Concierge in the last couple weeks and that has made things difficult in the short run. If you want better…
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Topic of the Week: Frontier to Provo, Knoxville, and More
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Frontier announced its summer plans this week, and we have some interesting surprises as well as a big disappointment. The bad news (for me) is that Frontier is pulling out of Long Beach. Bummer. But…
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Allegiant Looks to Appeal to Gamblers with Option to Bet on Fuel Prices
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Allegiant has quietly slipped a note into a federal filing that says it wants people to be able to pay for fuel price fluctuations after a plane ticket has already been bought. And I like…
