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June Schedules Come Into Focus, and There is One Outlier
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The residents of Airlineville are showing more confidence than they’ve shown in a really long time. Vaccinations are becoming more widespread every day, and even…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Summer Travel Guessing Game
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Cranky Talk – Summer Travel Guessing Game This week, I decided to pelt Dave with numbers. It’s his favorite thing. Maybe that’s a slight exaggeration.…
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Cranky on the Web: United’s Latest Sustainable Effort
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United Airlines, fourth largest at HIA, “to lead industry switch to sustainable aviation fuels” – ABC 27 HarrisburgHow did I get connected with a local…
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3 Links I Love: Air Canada Finally Refunds, Northeast Alliance Questions, Make Your Own Airplane Food
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This week’s featured link Refund Policy for Travel Agents – Air CanadaNow that the Canadian government has finally provided financial assistance to Air Canada, the…
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Southwest’s Long Arc Away from Short-Haul Continues
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When Southwest first started flying, it was an entirely short-haul airline. This shouldn’t be a surprise, nor should it be a shock that Southwest would…
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Southwest Perfects Social Distancing With 9 People On Our Flight to Puerto Vallarta (Trip Report)
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We had originally been planning to go to Hawai’i, but with the weather looking iffy and last minute fares elsewhere nice and cheap, we called…
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The Cranky Flier Interview #21 – Viva Air CEO Felix Antelo
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It hasn’t been all that long since the last one, but I’m back with another Cranky Flier Interview presented by Ontario International Airport. This time,…
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Five Airlines Try to Tackle Summer
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Summertime and the livin’s easy… oh wait, no it’s not. Great song – and, with apologies to the First Lady of Song, Sublime is qualified…
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3 Links I Love: JetBlue’s New Coach, Delta’s Cancels, Rear-Engine Jets
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This week’s featured link JetBlue Reveals Plans to Reinvent What It’s Like to Fly in ‘Coach’ Across the Atlantic – JetBlue NewsJetBlue is starting to…
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Avelo Launches Scheduled Flights April 28 From Its Burbank Base
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It’s not often a new airline with adequate funding and a real business plan launches in the US, but today is one of those days.…
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How We Chose the Conrad Punta de Mita For a Pandemic Vacation (And Mostly Enjoyed It)
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Since this post isn’t about flights, I’m putting it up on a Wednesday. I will have a regular trip report on the flights themselves in…
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United Makes a Confusing But Clever Rule Change That Targets Online Travel Agents
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Word came out last week that United had finally backtracked off its plan to force travelers to forfeit residual value when changing a ticket to…
