Recent Articles
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Cranky on the Web: Long Hold Times
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The 9-hour wait: Here’s why airline hold times are so bad – TPGThis doesn’t exactly crack the case, but that’s because only the airlines know…
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3 Links I Love: Philippine Phights, Alaska’s Growth Strategy, and Cranky is Hiring
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Another positive sign of pandemic recovery… Cranky Concierge has started hiring again! We are looking for one or two more weekend and/or overnight concierges to…
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Can Austin Handle All This Growth?
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American Airlines announced last week that it would add a slew of new service into Austin, building up the airport that it had already identified…
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Three Quiet Nights at the Hotel Moloka’i (A Cranky Travelogue)
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As you know, I don’t normally do Wednesday posts, but this seemed like a great opportunity to post the next chapter in my Molokai travelogue…
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Every Route is the Scenic Route Going To and From Molokai (A Cranky Travelogue)
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Let’s leave the pain of entering the state of Hawaiʻi in the last chapter and instead move on to something far better… my island hoppers…
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JetBlue Ends Many Experiments While American Beefs Up Its Own
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Some worried that this show as getting stale and there wasn’t enough action of late. Fear not, it is back with a vengeance. Cirium was…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – What Would Cranky Airlines Look Like?
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Cranky Talk – What Would Cranky Airlines Look Like? When I asked you all to fill out a reader survey, I promised prizes. One of…
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Cranky on the Web: Schedule Change Compensation, American and JetBlue
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What You’re Owed If Your Flight Is Rescheduled This Summer – Condé Nast TravelerTravel is back, and people are booking like crazy. For many people,…
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3 Links I Love: Boom Silliness, Avelo in Connecticut, Southwest and Singapore Long Reads
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This Week’s Featured Link Boom overture still has many boxes to tick – AirInsightGroupI’d like to link to Jon Ostrower’s The Air Current article, but…
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Spirit Gets Sloppy In Its Efforts to Extract Concessions From American and JetBlue
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No airline has been more vocal about the American and JetBlue Northeast Alliance than Spirit, and the fight has stepped up a notch again with…
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Spirit Enters Miami in a Big Way Now That Miami Has Lowered Costs
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It has been rumored for years, but yesterday it became reality. Spirit will start flying from Miami International Airport beginning in October, and by the…
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Entering Hawaiʻi Remains a Terrible and Disorganized Process (A Cranky Travelogue)
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Welcome back to the second chapter of my Hawaiian travelogue. Here’s where we are: Returning to Molokai Starts With My First Flight in the United…
