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    Update on American Selling Main Cabin Extra Seats That Have No Extra Legroom

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    Oct 29, 2015

    Well this morning’s post certainly set off a scramble over at American. The issue of whether American has been selling Main Cabin Extra seats that do not have extra legroom is far more complex than…

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    American Has Been Selling Main Cabin Extra Seats That Have No Extra Legroom

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    Oct 29, 2015

    [There is a new post with more information on this. The impact is less than originally thought.] If you’ve bought Main Cabin Extra in rows 6-9 on an American CRJ-900, then this is going to…

  • 787, United

    The 787 is Helping United Shrink Los Angeles And Grow San Francisco

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    Oct 27, 2015

    There’s been plenty of talk about how the 787 is going to provide all kinds of opportunity for airlines to do new and cool things, but if you want to see it in action, look…

  • Southwest’s Chief Marketing Officer Responds to My Thoughts on Transfarency
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    Southwest’s Chief Marketing Officer Responds to My Thoughts on Transfarency

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    Oct 26, 2015

    After I wrote my thoughts about Southwest’s new Transfarency campaign, I received a note from Beth Harbin, Southwest’s Senior Director of Communications. Since I hadn’t been at media day to hear the presentation, she wanted…

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    Cranky on the Web – Talking Airports, More American-US Airways Cutover

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    Oct 24, 2015

    TT016: Airport and Airline Trends With The Cranky Flier Brett Snyder – The Terminal Podcast Jonathan had me on his podcast meant for airport professionals. We talked about a whole bunch of fun things. If…

  • Topic of the Week: Should I Change This Feature?
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    Topic of the Week: Should I Change This Feature?

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    Oct 23, 2015

    Many years ago when I scaled back my writing, I decided to fill the Friday void with a “topic of the week” for you all to discuss. I’ve asked on a couple occasions whether you…

  • Hawaiian’s New Premium Cabin Flat Bed and Additional Extra Comfort Seating is a Calculated Move
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    Hawaiian’s New Premium Cabin Flat Bed and Additional Extra Comfort Seating is a Calculated Move

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    Oct 22, 2015

    Earlier this week, Hawaiian Airlines announced it would be rolling out flat beds in its premium cabin (sold as First domestically and Business internationally), and it would double the size of its Extra Comfort section.…

  • Trying Frontier’s New Onboard Experience (Trip Report)
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    Trying Frontier’s New Onboard Experience (Trip Report)

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    Oct 20, 2015

    Having chosen the United 787-9 for my flight out to Denver, I completely forgot that I needed to book a return as well. Knowing I was going to meet with Frontier, I really thought it…

  • Frontier Management Tells Me How It’s a Different Kind of Ultra Low Cost Carrier
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    Frontier Management Tells Me How It’s a Different Kind of Ultra Low Cost Carrier

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    Oct 19, 2015

    Though my recent trip to Denver was for a wedding, I had ulterior motives. I was hoping to schedule some time with Frontier’s executive team since the airline has been doing some really interesting things…

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