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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: A Breeze Blows, CrowdStrike Strikes Back
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Breeze Answers Avelo’s Additions Breeze Airways responded to Avelo’s expansion from last month with five new destinations and 18 new routes, several of which will compete directly with Avelo. The new cities Breeze will blow…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Spirit’s New Frontier, JetBlue in the Black
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A New Era is Coming for Spirit The Spirit Airlines we all knew and loved — or at least loved to hate — is on its way out, and the world will never be the…
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I’m Taking a Break, So Here Are Some Things to Keep You Busy
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I almost never take a break. Even if I’m traveling somewhere, I usually end up pre-writing posts so that you don’t even know I’m gone. But now, I AM going to take a break, and…
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Cranky Dorkfest 2024 is September 14, Sign Up for the Ramp Visit NOW
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It’s been a long time since I first announced that Cranky Dorkfest will be on Saturday, September 14, so this seemed like a great time to remind everyone… Cranky Dorkfest 2024 will be on Saturday,…
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How Southwest’s Extra Legroom and Assigned Seating Might Work
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Southwest was a news machine last week. After posting a bad quarter with an even worse outlook, it announced redeyes and most importantly, the introduction of assigned seating along with an extra legroom section. This…
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Delta Seems to Have Learned Nothing From Southwest’s 2022 Meltdown
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On July 19, the world learned the name CrowdStrike. That day, the company had uploaded a corrupted update to its clients’ computers that use the Windows operating system, and those computers immediately turned into bricks.…
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Cranky on the Web: The ULCC Cycle of Death, Southwest Seating
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Brian and I tackle what I’m now calling the ULCC cycle of death. I may have coined the term, but really, we’re just talking about how United feels about the ULCCs after its latest earnings…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Southwest Shakes Things Up, Delta Shirks Responsibility from Totally Not Self-Inflicted Operational Misadventure
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A New Era is Coming for Southwest Southwest Airlines dropped a bombshell on Thursday, confirming the worst-kept secret in the industry. The carrier plans to ditch its open seating policy and introduce extra legroom in…
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Southwest’s First Redeyes Arrive on Valentine’s Day
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It’s been talked about for eons, and now, it is actually happening. Southwest is going to start its first redeyes on February 13 with an arrival on Valentine’s Day in the first five markets. I…
