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Cranky on the Web: Loyalty For New Frequent Fliers
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A Guide to Awards Travel for Brand-New Frequent Fliers – The Wall Street JournalMy advice hasn’t changed much over the last few years… unless you are a true road warrior reaching the highest status levels,…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Avelo Goes to Vegas, IndiGoes All In on Airbus, More
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Avelo Gambles on New Base Avelo Airlines will open its 6th base since its launch in 2021, this time in Las Vegas. The carrier will operate four new routes from Las Vegas and will base…
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Not Another Routine Trip to Oakland… (Trip Report)
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… is what you’ll probably be saying as you read about this routine trip to Oakland. I know, I know. That’s quite the clickbait-y headline, but there are only so many times I can come…
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In the Fight Over the DCA Perimeter Rule, Spirit Has a Modest Proposal
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After Delta and friends kicked off the latest round of perimeter rule madness, the main players have all been lining up, taking sides. There has been talk of initially adding 28 new daily beyond-perimeter roundtrips,…
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The Cranky Flier Interview with United SVP Global Network Planning and Alliances Patrick Quayle
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Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. It was three long years ago in June 2020 when I last interviewed Patrick Quayle here. At the time, he was only in charge of…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: AA and JetBlue Try AAgain, DCA’s Perimeter Might Expand, More…
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American and JetBlue: If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try, Again American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are looking to salvage pieces of their Northeast Alliance after taking a beating in court last month. The…
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How JFK Changed for American and JetBlue in the Northeast Alliance
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Just last week I took a look at how American and JetBlue had changed their presence at New York’s LaGuardia airport once they entered into the Northeast Alliance (NEA). Today, let’s hop on the Van…
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Swoop to Be Shut Down, Swallowed by WestJet
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Say so long to magenta. After this summer season, WestJet’s supposed low-cost operator Swoop will be shut down thanks to the recently-ratified contract between WestJet and its pilots. I’d like to do a heartfelt obituary,…
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The Avianca/Viva Saga is Even Stranger Than I Imagined, and Trouble is Brewing
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I thought I was done writing about Avianca and Viva until I started learning more about just how tangled and strange this web truly is. We have intrigue, we have government investigations, and we have…
