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With American Freeing Up Space, Delta Makes a Different Kind of Move on Austin
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Delta has called Austin a “focus city” for years now, but it doesn’t really have much to show for it. That appears to be changing as Delta has announced plans to grow its presence by 20…
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Cranky on the Web: Shipping Luggage + Holiday Travel
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Is shipping luggage better than checking bags? We tried it 4 ways. – Washington PostThe WaPo team put shipping to the test, and came out with good results all around. So is it worth it? For…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Delta Says “Howdy, Partner,” Alaska Updates Mileage Plan
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Delta’s Texas-Sized Growth in Austin American probably shouldn’t lock the door on its way out of Austin because Delta is sneaking in to fill in a bit of the void left when AA announced its…
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American Has a Lot Fewer Widebodies Than It Used To… And It Recently Postponed Getting More
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Reading through financial filings can be a tedious task. American’s 10-Q for the third quarter of 2023 clocks in at 211 pages, and most of that is only of interest to the finance types. But there was…
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Send Us Your Cranky Network Award Nominations Now!
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It’s only 71 days until the 2024 Cranky Network Awards presented by Oakland International Airport, and we’ve been working hard on finalizing award categories. If you work for an airline we need your help with…
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Turkish Refuses to Believe Anyone Would Want to Go to Abu Dhabi (Tales From the Field)
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There are some days where I can only wonder why on Earth we’re in the business of helping people over at Cranky Concierge. Increasingly, airlines seem to want to punish travel agencies for actually trying…
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The Unlikely Duo of Porter and Air Transat Join Forces
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If the merger of Alaska and Hawaiian was an unexpected blockbuster of a deal, then Porter and Air Transat is… ok, well, it’s not that. The two aren’t even merging, but they are joining forces and…
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Cranky on the Web: Alaska and Hawaiian (and Holiday Travel)
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If Alaska and Hawaiian merge, would interisland fares return to GDSs? – Travel WeeklyFrom an agent point of view, the merger could make it a lot easier to book interisland travel again. Proposed merger of…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: DOJ & JetBlue Wrap Up Trial, AA AAppeals, and More…
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JetBlue, DOJ Case Goes to Judge Both sides in the case between JetBlue and the DOJ gave their closing arguments this week with the case now in the hands of U.S. District Judge William Young.…
