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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Capacity Restrictions, Spirit Shrinks
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Busiest Airports in U.S. to Face Capacity Restrictions The FAA has begun a drawdown of capacity at the nation’s busiest airports today in celebration and recognition of the federal government’s complete and total failure to…
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Feds Announce Massive, Haphazard Cuts in Air Service Starting Tomorrow, and We Should All Be Angry
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When it comes to the functioning of the federal government, I expect a certain level of dumbassery. So when even that level gets exceeded, it makes me angry. And today, I’m VERY angry. In fact,…
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Narita’s Fortunes Improve as Godzilla Heads to Haneda
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You’ve probably heard the news. After yesterday’s Godzilla Day celebration, Godzilla has decided to relocate from his home between Tokyo and Narita Airport to the other side of town. He’ll now grace the Terminal 3…
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United Goes in for the Kill in San Francisco
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At the APEX Expo in September, United CEO Scott Kirby talked about how he likes to enter fights when he has the high ground. Otherwise, he’s not interested. Well, San Francisco is one of those…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: DOT Slashes Mexico Service, Southwest Execs Seen Shopping for Loungewear
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The long-awaited part three of our look at what’s wrong with American is now live. This week, we talk about the importance of leadership and what’s lacking at the airline. You get an extended director’s…
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Good Riddance, Southwest’s Open Seating (Trip Report)
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Yes, it was a quick u-turn compared to my trip report on the flight up to Oakland. Open seating worked great for us then, but it was a different story on the return. In reality,…
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I Will Miss Southwest’s Open Seating (Trip Report)
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I’ve hit the age where it’s time to start celebrating half centuries. This time, my wife and I headed up to Napa to go join a friend for his 50th. You’d think I would have…
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2026 is Alaska’s Year of San Diego and Portland… at the Expense of LA and San Francisco
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You might not have seen it since Alaska delayed its press release after last week’s tech problems, but Alaska has put out its big domestic plans for summer of 2026 and beyond. There is a…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Earnings and New Route Announcements Abound
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Jon and Brian went to the Wings Club Annual Awards Gala, and while they were there, they sat down with Emirates’s President Sir Tim Clark, the man who built that airline into what it is…
