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Two Ways You Can Support Cranky: Cranky Daily and Merchandise
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As the pandemic drags on, we at Cranky Flier and Cranky Concierge have been churning out ideas about ways to raise revenue until travel returns. We have plenty of ideas in the hopper, and some…
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Norwegian Likely to Live to See Another Day… Which May Not Be Until Next Year
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As most everyone knows, Norwegian had been in bad shape long before this coronavirus crisis began. Things have naturally only gone downhill in the last couple months. If the airline’s survival was in doubt previously,…
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Some Airports Feel More May Pain Than Others, LAX Included
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I’ve written about airline schedule cuts multiple times lately, and many of you asked for a deep dive looking at exactly how Los Angeles has fared. I’m going to get to that in a moment,…
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Cranky on the Web: Flying In the Age of COVID, United’s Future
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After coronavirus: Your next flight may look like this – Los Angeles TimesFrom the title, this mean seem like a look at what travel will be like in the near future, but I was interviewed…
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3 Links I Love: The Mysterious Air Sinai, Beech 1900 Love, Long Beach Slots
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This week’s featured link The Ghost Airline That Has Linked Cairo and Tel Aviv for Decades – Atlas ObscuraI have always been fascinated by Air Sinai, the airline that only exists for political reasons. This…
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Beware the Class Action Lawsuit
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With airlines and online travel agents changing and, at times, seemingly making up random rules to prevent refunds, it’s no surprise to see lawyers out in force. But make no mistake; the class action lawyer…
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Boeing’s Golden Opportunity Will Probably be Squandered
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This doesn’t even need to be said, but I have to start this post somehow: It has been a terrible couple of years for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The company tried to fight the Bombardier C-Series…
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A Look at United’s Spartan May Schedule
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I’ve already looked at how American, Delta, and Southwest scheduled themselves in May, and now it’s time to round this out by looking at United. A quick peek at schedule data via Diio by Cirium…
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Cranky on the Web: Will Change Fees Ever Return?
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Fares with Free Change, Cancellation Are Here to Stay … For Now – Thrifty TravelerWith change fees disappearing this year, will they ever come back? Yes.
