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Cranky on the Web (February 22 – 26)
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First Class is Disappearing in Name Only – BNET Qantas is the latest to reduce First Class onboard, but it’s not really going away. It’s just changing names. Premium Air Traffic Surpasses Previous Year for…
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How Frontier Got Me to Pay More for a Connecting Flight Than a Nonstop
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I’ve long sung the praises of Air Canada’s efforts to create fare product categories, but really, I’ve never gone through the purchase process for my own ticket. When Frontier adopted a similar structure, I felt…
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Only Two Airlines Left Flying a Douglas Widebody Commercially
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This week Finnair Western, American, United, and even Delta (when they briefly operated the DC-10s they inherited from Western) to Hawai’i. I even flew on some more interesting characters – World Airways when they had…
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Branson Airport Wants More Flights, Builds Own Airline
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Long-time readers of the blog know that I’ve been following the development of Branson airport with interest. I even took a tour of the place back in 2008 when they were still building it out.…
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Entire European Continent Goes on Strike
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Ah, spring. The days become longer, the temps get warmer, and, apparently, it’s a great time for airline strikes. Lufthansa pilots just struck for a day and postponed the rest for later. Meanwhile, British Airways…
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St Louis: The Incredible Shrinking Airport
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Lambert-St Louis International Airport is a hub without an airline. It has been struggling with the dramatic drop in traffic since TWA went under and American slowly culled the remains, and now it’s trying to…
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Cranky on the Web (February 16 – 19)
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too fat to fly? know before you go – antibride Another day, another fat person is angry that they were bumped for needing two seats. Don’t let it happen to you. United Most On-Time for…
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Why Do Two Flights Cost Less Than One? (Ask Cranky)
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It’s time for another episode of Ask Cranky. I’ve received this question in many different forms ever since my days doing airline pricing, so I thought now would be a good time to answer it.…
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British Airways Rolls Out Its Updated First Class
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While some airlines are moving away from First Class, British Airways continues to embrace it. They’ve just rolled out the latest version of their First Class product, and it seems very, well, British. I like…
