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  • Alaska Adds Seven New Los Angeles Routes to the Northwest and Leisure Spots

    Alaska has long been something of a tweener in the hyper-competitive Los Angeles market. While American, Delta, Southwest, and United all battle it out, Alaska has lived life as a large number five, a place it solidified after taking over…

  • American Rallies Around Partner Hubs in 2021 Long-Haul Schedule

    While most airlines continue to hack away at short-term schedules in this uncertain time, American has given us a glimpse of what things will look like next year. Yesterday, the airline put out its plan for long-haul flying through summer…

  • Southwest Gets Aggressive While Others Can’t

    We all know the story about Southwest. It came from nothing to become the most consistently profitable and beloved airline in America. All of that goodwill — along with all that cash — has been built up year after year,…

  • A Look at United’s Spartan May Schedule

    I’ve already looked at how American, Delta, and Southwest scheduled themselves in May, and now it’s time to round this out by looking at United. A quick peek at schedule data via Diio by Cirium made it clear that United…

  • A Closer Look at Delta’s May Schedule

    I’ve already picked apart Southwest and American. Now it’s time to look at Delta network with a magnifying glass. The week-over-week schedule changes are harder to compare now that things have changed so many times. Instead, I opted to pick…

  • Analyzing American’s New, Smaller May Schedule

    As of this weekend, American will serve 299 destinations in May down from the 338 planned previously. But that decrease is really just on the international front. Domestically, thanks to the rules set forth by the US government for airlines…

  • Subscribe to the New Cranky Coronavirus Daily Update

    With the airline industry nearly grinding to a halt, Cranky Concierge has taken a hit as well. We’ve been working hard to help customers handle changes and refunds, and we’ve found a way to cut 20 percent of fixed costs…

  • Analyzing United’s Schedule Cuts

    In April of this year, United and United Express were planning to operate 151,861 flights on 1,761 directional routes. (That means both Los Angeles to Newark and Newark to Los Angeles are included separately.) Thanks to this coronavirus, about 10,000…

  • A Recipe for Coronavirus Panic That Is Very Bad News for Airlines

    Coronavirus panic has reached a fever pitch as cases outside of China continue to tick upwards. We appear to be seeing a perfect storm of airlines, governments, and passengers all feeding off each other to create an elevated level of…

  • American Reverses Course With Qatar Strategic Partnership, Should Take It Further

    American continues to make its way around the globe looking for ways to fill its geographical needs. After Gol helped fill in some blank spots in Brazil, the improved Alaska partnership shored up the West Coast. Now, American is looking…

  • The Force Awakens: American Renews Ties with Alaska As They Make a Joint Move on Seattle

    Remember that whole thing about American stagnating? The message reached a deafening roar when Delta took LATAM away. It looks like someone over there got the message. This morning, American is announcing that it and Alaska are planning to renew…

  • Allegiant Shifts Growth Into A Different Kind of Market

    Last Friday I posted how Breeze wants to be Allegiant Jr. That made the timing perfect for a post on Allegiant itself. After some stops and starts in its early days, Allegiant found lightning in a bottle with its strategy…