Recent Articles
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Delta and Northwest Announce Merger: It’s About F*@king Time
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It’s on like Donkey Kong. Yesterday, Northwest and Delta finally announced that they would merge. This of course follows speculation that began back in 1932…
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Find More From Me at BNET Travel
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Raise your hand if you wish you could read more of what I have to say. For the two of you who actually raised your…
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Screw It – Let’s Lighten Things Up with the Playmobil Security Checkpoint
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It’s been a heck of a week. Nice of Frontier to cap it off with a Chapter 11 filing last night, huh? I’m a little…
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Don’t Blame the MD-80 For This Mess
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There’s no question that American has done an absolutely terrible job of managing the latest round of MD-80 maintenance issues from a PR perspective. It’s…
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Random Bits of Info: Fighting, Grounding, Delaying, and Dying Edition
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We’ve got a lot going on today, so without further adieu ado, let’s get started. Southwest and the FAA Fighting – If you haven’t heard,…
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JetBlue Won’t Let You Use Credits Online
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My fiancee and I were supposed to fly JetBlue in February, but our trip plans changed. I had them move the fare amount into a…
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Heathrow Terminal 5 After The Dust Settles
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A friend of mine who frequently flies out of London/Heathrow wrote to me recently and wondered why my coverage had been so light on the…
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$25 to Check a Second Bag, United Tightens the Rules
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So, it now looks like most legacy carriers have adopted the $25 fee for checking a second bag. Though United originally carved out some high…
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Skybus Shutdown Completes This Week’s Hat Trick
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Seriously, this is getting ridiculous. Monday it’s Aloha, Thursday it’s ATA, and now Saturday it’s Skybus. The airline flew its final flight last night, and…
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An ATA Obituary
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It’s kind of strange writing an obituary for ATA right now. I mean, it’s like it happened in slow motion even though it actually happened…
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Air Canada Offering Protection From Weather Delays (For a Fee)
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It’s been awhile since I broke out the gold star award. I thought about it yesterday with Delta’s new seat, but that’s still a couple…
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ATA Shuts Down Immediately
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The rumors started swirling yesterday, and it was confirmed overnight. ATA is shutting down effective this morning. They lost their military contract, and so they’re…
