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Comfort Animals
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I’ve had enough talking about delays, let’s move on to something else today. There was a story that came out the other day about a…
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Virgin America Takes Off . . . Late
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Current events have really helped me stick with the “delay” theme this week. As most people know, Virgin America’s first flights take off today. The…
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Reading for Those Who Think It’s So Easy
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“Why can’t they just let me off the plane? Just find a gate and let us off. How hard is that?” -said by 99% of…
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JFK Sucks
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Yesterday was a beautiful day in LA with just a bit of marine layer rolling in at the beaches. A little low cloud may cause…
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Northwest Finally Figures it Out
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It took them a long time, but Northwest finally figured it out. Blaming your employees for your problems does NOT garner customer support. As you’ve…
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Excise Taxes vs. User Fees
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I know, I know. The subject does not exactly spark visions of enjoyment, but trust me, this is interesting, because it impacts how much you’ll…
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Allegiant Plans Its Big Expansion in Phoenix and Ft Lauderdale
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Yesterday, the East Valley (that’d be Mesa/Chandler/Gilbert/Tempe – east of Phoenix) was jumping with joy after learning that their long-suffering airport, STBPMGA (that’s Soon-To-Be Phoenix-Mesa…
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Delta’s SiteSeer Challenge
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Remember Delta’s SiteSeer? It’s been pretty quiet since they first launched the travel video site that I posted about here. Now they’ve come up with…
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Brazil’s Blame Game
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Flash back to last year. In the days following the midair collision of the Gol 737 with an Embraer jet, there was a great deal…
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Tonight’s Guest Host: Aunt Benét
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Instead of pointing you to the work of others today, I thought I’d get a real live guest poster to come to you. It’s all…
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Lighten Things Up
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The rest of this week is pretty busy for me. My fiancée (yes, we’re now happily engaged) and I just closed on a house yesterday,…
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Fun with Fare Basis Codes
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Nothing like a little fun with fare basis codes to show my true dorkiness. A few years back, I worked in airline pricing for America…
