Recent Articles
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Thinking About Lufthansa’s New Business Class
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I didn’t write about Lufthansa’s new business class when it first came out, because I just wasn’t sure what to make of it. But I’ve…
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Frontier Waves Goodbye to Houston Hobby, Moves Back to Intercontinental
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It’s not often that I find a reason to write about Houston twice in one week (or one decade), but sure enough, here we are.…
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Delta’s Basic Economy Fares Show Why Booking Through Online Travel Agents Is Becoming More and More Hazardous
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Delta started a test a couple weeks ago of a new fare offering called Basic Economy. The idea is that it’s a highly restricted fare…
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Cranky on the Web (April 9 – 13)
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Frontier’s Animal Battle: Choose the Airline’s Newest Mascot – Conde Nast Daily Traveler If you haven’t seen Frontier’s latest battle for the next animal mascot,…
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Topic of the Week: Bye, Bye, bmi
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It’s almost official. British Airways will close on its purchase of bmi in short order. Will it be good or bad for travel in the…
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United Hates Houston’s Plan for Two International Airports
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Residents of the Dallas/Ft Worth Metroplex probably rolled their eyes at the news that Southwest is pushing for more freedom at Houston’s close-in Hobby airport.…
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Allegiant to Start Honolulu Flights from Vegas and Fresno in June
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Way back on March 5, 2010, Allegiant announced it would purchase some used 757s so that it could go to Hawai’i. Here we are more…
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Why I Put Very Little Stock in the Airline Quality Rating
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There’s been a lot of talk about the Airline Quality Rating (AQR) lately since the 2012 rankings just came out. I’ve generally avoided talking about…
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Cranky on the Web (April 2 – 6)
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Live Chat: Children on planes – Canada.com I was one of the panelists for a live chat about kids on airplanes. You can see the…
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Topic of the Week: Delta Wants to Refine Its Own Oil
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Word is out this week that Delta wants to get into the oil refining business. I would assume the idea is to be able to…
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Frontier Moves Toward Being a Three Cabin Airline (With No Cookies)
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When you think of three cabin airlines, you think of some of the world’s finest with their First, Business, and coach classes. But Frontier has…
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Pinnacle Files for Bankruptcy Protection; You Shouldn’t Care
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Another day, another bankruptcy. On Sunday night, Pinnacle Airlines Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to the surprise of nobody. I should say, to…
