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My First Southwest Flight from Long Beach (Trip Report)
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This wasn’t supposed to be this way. I had to be up in Sonoma for a family event, and initially, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to fly JetSuiteX. Yes, getting to Burbank…
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Celebrate 10 Cranky Years with an Insane Day of Flying on Southwest
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On August 15, 2006, I published “Welcome From the Cranky Flier,” my very first post. Here we are, 10 years and nearly 3,000 posts later and I continue to chug along, writing and putting together…
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Long Beach May Lose in the Brewing Southwest vs JetBlue War
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It’s amazing how much news such a little airport like Long Beach can generate. Now of course, since I live in the shadows of the airport, it’s amplified for me. But watching JetBlue and Southwest…
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FAA Extension is Not an “Amazing Win” For Consumers, But It’s Something
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I couldn’t help but scratch my head when I saw the headline. “Newly passed air travel legislation is ‘an amazing win for consumers’.” Yes, the House, Senate, and President all miraculously agreed on a bill…
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Cranky on the Web: More on Southwest’s Tech Failure
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Southwest still delaying, canceling flights after technology outage – Houston Chronicle As Southwest continues to struggle to pull itself together again after its technology outage this week, newspapers continue to report on the delays and…
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3 Links I Love: Southwest’s Inexcusable IT Meltdown, Why Concorde Failed, Boeing 100
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Hope you like videos, because this week is full of them. This week’s featured link: Live from the Listening Center discussing recovery efforts with Southwest’s Chief Operating Officer – Southwest Airlines Facebook Page If you…
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DOT Throws Delta a Japanese Bone
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It’s here! It’s here! Maybe I need to tone it down a notch, but the tentative decision on which airlines will get the new daytime slots at Tokyo’s Haneda airport is out. And the results…
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United May Not Be Prosecuted for Bribery Scandal, But It Did Have to Release All the Details
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Remember that whole bribery saga that led to United CEO Jeff Smisek losing his job last year? Well, there is now a resolution to this whole thing, and it’s a good one if you like…
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Turkish Airlines Has to Be Concerned About Its Future
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If you had to pick one airline in the world that you’d hate to be running right now, Turkish would be at the top of the list. (Congratulations to Malaysia Airlines for being knocked off…
