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A Brief History of How Airlines Sell Tickets
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Welcome to “Distribution Week” here on The Cranky Flier. Today I’m looking at a brief history of how airlines sell their tickets, aka distribution. Tomorrow I’ll look at how the airlines want to sell tickets…
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Cranky on the Web (March 4 – 8)
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Delta to add destinations, increase flights at LAX – Long Beach Press-Telegram I was asked for my thoughts on Delta’s latest LA expansion. Seems like a lot of random changes lumped together to look like…
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Topic of the Week: Pay Per Use Lounges
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JetBlue announced that Airspace will open a pay-per-use lounge in Terminal 5 at JFK in May. The private lounge will have plenty of freebies on the inside, but you have to pay $20 or more…
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TSA To Allow Small Knives on Airplanes, and I’m Glad
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Beginning on April 25, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is doing something that you don’t often see; it is loosening restrictions on what you can bring through security. Shock! Horror! What is now being permitted,…
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JetBlue Wants to Expand Its Relationship with American, But Is That the Right Move for American to Make?
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Apparently JetBlue CEO Dave Barger was sending love notes today when he said JetBlue looks “forward to deepening and expanding the relationship with American.” This is very consistent with JetBlue’s interest in growing partnerships with…
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Keep Your Eyes on Copa
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There has been a lot of change in the Latin American air travel market over the last few years with major shuffling of airlines in Brazil, blockbuster mergers, and shifting alliances. But there’s one airline…
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Cranky on the Web (February 25 – March 1)
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What Do Airplanes Do at Night When You’re Asleep? – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A look at how airlines are getting more creative using airplanes in the middle of the night. Are All Those Airline…
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The Worst Flashback Friday
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Those of you who read Southwest’s blog might be familiar with my favorite series, Flashback Fridays. Each week, Brian Lusk, corporate historian and longtime airline dork dug into Southwest’s history and pulled out some fascinating…
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Alitalia Regains Its Crown As Losses Mount
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I know you were expecting a follow up post to Tuesday’s discussion about Farelogix, but that’s going to have to wait. Very soon after my post went live, Sabre sent me a note to say…
