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Today is the Official Launch of My Book and You Can Win a Copy
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Today is the official launch of my book, “Where the Hell Am I Going?” (What makes it official? ’cause I said so.) It’s now up for sale on Amazon (with the search inside feature, for…
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What’s the Deal with Bereavement Fares? (Ask Cranky)
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Here’s an Ask Cranky question from a time long ago. Bereavement fares. Everyone knows about them, but are they any good? I’d love to see you do a post on how bereavement fares have evolved…
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First Month Under the Three Hour Ground Delay Rule Sees More Travelers Inconvenienced
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Back at the end of April, the rule enacting massive fines to airlines who keep people on an airplane on the ground for more than three hours went into effect. The Department of Transportation just…
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What Airlines Spend on Food
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It’s time once again for us to talk about airline food. I know, it’s your favorite, right? But this is really interesting stuff. As part of Form 41 data that airlines have to submit to…
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Cranky on the Web (July 6-9)
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keep track of your miles in style – AntiBride.com The AntiBride liked my previous post about AwardWallet, so I tweaked it and put it up for the wedding crowd. Pinnacle Acquires Mesaba — and Can’t…
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Norwegian Wants to Go Intercontinental, Prove Hubert Horan Wrong
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My post on Hubert Horan’s anti-merger stance generated a ton of discussion here, and that was great. While some agreed, others didn’t. Norwegian apparently falls into the latter category, because it wants to jump into…
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British Airways 747 Near-Accident in South Africa Combined Good Piloting and Luck
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The details of the British Airways 747 near-accident in South Africa are out, and man, was that scary for the pilots. They did a great job of keeping that bad boy in the air, but…
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UPS Luggage Box Tries to Compete with Airline Checked Bags (Not Quite There Yet)
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Everyone loves to complain about luggage fees, but other than flying Southwest or JetBlue, there hasn’t really been a way to avoid them that makes economic sense. I mean, sure, you could FedEx your suitcase,…
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Delta and US Airways Cancel Slot Swap, Feds Lose Game of Chicken, Win Cranky Jackass Award
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I assume the feds knew they were playing with fire when they decided to attach incredibly onerous conditions to the proposed slot swap between US Airways and Delta in Washington and New York. Now, US…
