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San Francisco Shuffles Its Gate Numbers
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If you flew through San Francisco (SFO) yesterday, you may have noticed things looked a bit different. No, no. It’s not that the planes can actually run on time when there’s a cloud in the…
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Delta to Portland: Big Bins and Great Service (Trip Report)
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Just a couple months after my last trip to Portland, it was time to return. And just like last time, I had a bunch of flight issues before travel. We were actually heading up for…
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United Takes the Lead on Simplifying Elite Qualifying By Focusing on Spend
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One of the knocks on United’s loyalty strategies over the years has been that the airline just takes what Delta does and slaps its own name on the change. When it comes to qualifying for…
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Cranky on the Web: Icelandair Leaves Kansas City
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After Icelandair leaves Kansas City, can KCI land another nonstop flight to Europe? – Kansas City StarThe local paper took a deep look at Icelandair leaving Kansas City and interviewed me along with a ton…
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3 Links I Love: Filling the Void, Boeing in a Pickle, Slots
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This week’s featured link: Lufthansa to start flying to Ljubljana after Adria Airways’ collapse – ReutersQuestion: Oh no, what will happen if our national airline fails?! Answer: A better airline will move in and serve…
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American Rearranges the Deck Chairs
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Sorry for the delayed post, but this news was under embargo until now, and I thought it worth waiting instead of posting next week. Rumors about changes in American’s management have reached a fever pitch…
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DOT Says Not Enough Consumer Benefit, Shoots Down Hawaiian/JAL Bid for Antitrust Immunity
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It wasn’t long ago that I found myself worried that this industry was getting to be too boring. Welp, I was wrong. Adding on to the growing pile is the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) tentative…
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3 Links I Love: The Rise of Flight Shaming, OC Cuts, Connecting to a Bus
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This Week’s Featured Link: Flight shaming hits air travel as ‘Greta effect’ takes off – Thomson Reuters FoundationFlight shaming is real, and we haven’t seen the full impact of it by any stretch. Just take…
