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3 Links I Love: A Wrong Boeing Turn, New Delta Seats, Flying on a Cargo Aircraft
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This weeks featured link Boeing’s new CEO needs to show commitment to deep overhaul – The Seattle TimesA scathing — though early — review of Boeing’s new CEO. The Seattle Times is not impressed. At…
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Airlines Slash Service to China But Not Because of Coronavirus Fears
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It’s time to PANIC. At least, that’s what appears to be happening with the coronavirus that has begun spreading around the world. Governments and airlines have reacted quickly and dramatically. The airline response, at least,…
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A $6,500 Penalty From EVA Thanks to Complex Fare Rules (Tales From the Field)
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In my recent post talking about Delta’s move to reconsider change fees, I alluded to one issue we were having with EVA Air here at Cranky Concierge. Several of you chimed in wanting to hear…
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Reverse Invasion: LOT Polish Takes Over Condor
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Talk about an odd-coupling. LOT Polish has been looking for a growth strategy for years. Meanwhile, Condor has been looking for a new owner since its last one failed. If you put those two together,…
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3 Links I Love: Hating Spirit, Eastern Again, JetBlue Pricing
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This Week’s Featured Link If Everyone Hates Spirit Airlines, How Is It Making So Much Money? – Marker by MediumGood read on Spirit. I keep waiting for the airline to do something playful with Trevor…
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Talking With SAS as the Airline Brings Back Its LA to Copenhagen Flight
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On January 13, an SAS A330 pulled into the gate at the Bradley Terminal in Los Angeles like most other days. The difference this time, however, was that it had arrived from Copenhagen instead of…
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Delta's New Miami Flights Are Almost Exactly What You'd Expect
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When Delta decided to spend billions of dollars to wrestle LATAM away from American, it knew it had to invest in building up Miami. Miami is the unofficial capital of Latin America, and it’s a…
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JetBlue Cuts Long Beach Again, Refuses to Rip the Band-Aid Off
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If anyone understands what JetBlue is doing in Long Beach, please let me know. After trying all different kinds of things over the years, JetBlue has settled firmly into a downward trajectory. It was at…
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Cranky on the Web: JetBlue Cuts Long Beach Again, An Airlines We Lost Interview
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JetBlue drops Oakland, shrinks Long Beach amid broader route shakeup – TPGJetBlue is cutting Long Beach again, and I chimed in for this TPG article. I, as you can imagine, have much more to say…
