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    Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Spirit Wins in Court, Sydney’s New Airport is Nearly Ready

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  • 3 Links I Love: Why Dogs Die on United, Hawaiian and Emirates Interviews
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    3 Links I Love: Why Dogs Die on United, Hawaiian and Emirates Interviews

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    Apr 6, 2018

    This week’s featured link: More dogs die on United than on any other airline. Here’s why. – The Washington Post I never wrote about United’s dog problems, but you most certainly heard about them elsewhere.…

  • Why is Delta Hiding Lower Fares On Its Website? (Ask Cranky)
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    Why is Delta Hiding Lower Fares On Its Website? (Ask Cranky)

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    Apr 5, 2018

    It’s time for another Ask Cranky, and this one can serve as a warning to anyone who is price-sensitive. You might want to rethink using Delta.com if you’re willing to take a more roundabout routing…

  • American is “Revisiting Some of the Fundamentals of Latin America”
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    American is “Revisiting Some of the Fundamentals of Latin America”

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    Apr 3, 2018

    Last week, American announced a slew of changes in Latin American markets. Some routes were cut while new ones were added, and there were frequency changes as well. This may seem like an ordinary schedule…

  • United Announces Plans to Make Polaris the Best Premium Cabin in the World
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    United Announces Plans to Make Polaris the Best Premium Cabin in the World

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    Apr 1, 2018

    When United first announced it would re-brand and upgrade its business class cabin under the Polaris brand, the reviews were almost entirely positive. Here was a US-based airline making plans to actually compete on the…

  • Cranky on the Web: Great Lakes Calls It Quits. Who’s Next?
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    Cranky on the Web: Great Lakes Calls It Quits. Who’s Next?

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    Mar 31, 2018

    U.S. Pilot Shortage Claims a Casualty: Will More Airlines Shut Down? – Skift The Regional Aviation Association is using the death of Great Lakes as an opportunity to fight for the relaxation of pilot requirements.…

  • 3 Links I Love: The Qantas, Singapore, and Air New Zealand Long-Haul Edition
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    3 Links I Love: The Qantas, Singapore, and Air New Zealand Long-Haul Edition

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    Mar 30, 2018

    This week’s featured link: Qantas flights direct from London to Perth – we reveal the hell of flying non-stop 17 hours from Australia in economy on the UK’s longest route – The Sun We have…

  • Delta and Korean Get Ready to Flex Their Joint Venture Muscles
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    Delta and Korean Get Ready to Flex Their Joint Venture Muscles

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    Mar 29, 2018

    It seems like we’ve been waiting for this for a long time. First we heard the news that the long-frosty relationship between Delta and Korean had begun to thaw. Then we heard that the airlines…

  • Ryanair’s Excellent Austrian (and Swiss) Adventure Begins With a Deal For Laudamotion
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    Ryanair’s Excellent Austrian (and Swiss) Adventure Begins With a Deal For Laudamotion

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    Mar 27, 2018

    Niki is an airline that I thought was dead long ago. In fact, it has a tombstone of its own in my Airlines We Lost 2017 post. But after a number of twists and turns,…

  • SkyTeam Member Airlines Can Now Easily Rebook Travelers on Other Member Airlines
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    SkyTeam Member Airlines Can Now Easily Rebook Travelers on Other Member Airlines

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    Mar 26, 2018

    With the rise of tighter joint ventures between airlines, there has been a lot of debate about the benefits of being in an alliance. Some have gone as far to say that they just aren’t…

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