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Cranky on the Web: Loyalty and American, Emirates Seat Fee
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Loyalty only goes so far as American Airlines, others revamp rewards programs – Dallas Morning News This was a broader look at changes in frequent flier programs over the last few years. Since it’s from…
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3 Links I Love: Low Cost Canada, Virgin No Votes, Marketing United
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This week’s featured link: Can These New Airlines Bring Canada’s Sky-High Fares Back to Earth? – Bloomberg And the answer is, yes. It’s easy to bring low fares into a market. But can they actually…
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A New JetBlue Route and Finishing the Companion Pass Run (Trip Report)
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For the 2nd year in a row, I attended the Boyd Conference. This year, however, it was up at Lake Tahoe, and that meant flying into Reno. I’ve only done that once before, but I…
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Delta Wants to Grow in Boston But This Isn’t Going to Look Like Seattle
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With Delta’s recent ramp-up in Boston, there are rumors that the airline wants to do there what it’s already done in Seattle: build-up a big hub in a short period of time. If so, that…
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PSA and Another American Regional Boost Pay to Combat the Expected Pilot Shortage
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It looks like the regional airline fight to hire enough pilots continues. Two of American’s wholly-owned regionals, Envoy and PSA, have announced they’re boosting starting pilot pay a ton in order to attract pilots. After…
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Dorkfest is Today
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The day has finally arrived. It’s Dorkfest! Now get on over to LAX, stat. As we do every September, we’ll gather at the park across the street from the In-N-Out just off the end of…
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3 Links I Love: Middle East 5th Freedoms, Expanding Blocks, Plane Names
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This week’s featured link: American CEO Says Mideast Carriers Should End Europe-U.S. Flights – TheStreet American CEO Doug Parker finally gets to the crux of the concern about Middle East carriers. Forget about flying through…
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Know Your Fare Rules, Because The Airlines Don’t (Tales from the Field)
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When you buy a ticket, it’s not always easy to find out all the fare rules that apply, but it’s really important you do. We had a Cranky Concierge client recently who had an emergency,…
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7 Cranky Posts That Were Wrong
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In the last of the series where I look back on the last 10 years of Cranky, I pull out some posts where I screwed up. I’d like to say that every post I’ve ever…
