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Aloha ‘Oe, Aloha Airlines

You may remember that I said last week that I probably wouldn’t book a flight on Aloha for travel more than a couple weeks out. It looks like the airline won’t even make it that long. Aloha has announced that, not surprisingly, there just...

Published Mon, Mar 31 2008 3:50 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Aloha, Hawaiian, Go!
InsideTrip.com Brings Flight Amenities Back

When I heard about InsideTrip.com’s launch, I got excited. See, when I was running PriceGrabber’s now-deceased travel site, we tried to incorporate more than just price and schedule into the shopping experience. We added on-time information...

Published Fri, Mar 28 2008 3:04 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Technology
Quick Thought on London/Heathrow T5

BA moved in to the brand-spanking new Terminal 5 at Heathrow today, and it didn’t take long for the baggage system to fail. Looks like they stopped accepting checked bags and won’t start again until Friday morning. I guess they didn’t...

Published Thu, Mar 27 2008 11:23 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, LHR - London/Heathrow
Contrary to Press Reports, Not Every Airplane is Unsafe

Recent media reports might make it seem like the sky is falling; as if every airplane you encounter may be unsafe. Just over the last few days, we’ve seen a rash of very public maintenance issues: Southwest rechecks 737s after maintenance record...

Published Thu, Mar 27 2008 2:47 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, MD80, American, Delta, Boeing
The EMD Safety Bracelet

Here’s an invention you can file under “really bad idea that should never see the light of day.” Yes, it’s the EMD Safety Bracelet. What does EMD stand for? Electro-Muscular Disruption. Oh yeah. This nasty little device will give...

Published Wed, Mar 26 2008 2:39 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Safety/Security
Burbank Looks to Add Curfew While LAX Keeps Expanding

Remember that whole strategy from LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa about airport regionalization? Well, it took yet another step backward yesterday with the recommendation of the Burbank airport authority to enact a hard curfew (via this excellent Airliners...

Published Tue, Mar 25 2008 3:00 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, LGB - Long Beach, Korean Air, BUR - Burbank
It’s Travvy Time

It’s amazing how fast time flies. It was a year ago that the inaugural Travvies were handed out, and I was fortunate enough to receive a pair - Best Single Author Blog and Best Informative/Practical Travel Blog. Today, nominations for the 2008 awards...

Published Mon, Mar 24 2008 11:33 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
Aloha Means Hello . . . and Goodbye?

It looks like high oil prices may have claimed their first airline victim. Aloha Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, and unlike their last stint, I’m not so sure they’re going to come out of this one. What does that...

Published Mon, Mar 24 2008 2:41 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Mergers/Finance, Aloha
How to Deal with Weather Delays

My brother lives in Philly, and Wednesday night he had the unfortunate task of trying to fly out of that place in a soaking rain. Now, you know rain in general doesn’t cause problems, but in that magical Northeast corridor, it means congested airports...

Published Fri, Mar 21 2008 2:54 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Delays/Cancellations
JetBlue to Charge for More Legroom

You could have seen this one coming from miles away. As of April 1, JetBlue will begin charging if you want to sit in those seats with extra legroom up front. My reaction? I can’t believe it’s taken them this long. Usually, airlines try to...

Published Thu, Mar 20 2008 2:45 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: JetBlue, Seats
Alitalia Accepts Air France/KLM Takeover Bid

You might think that I’d be sad to see Alitalia accept the Air France/KLM takeover bid but you couldn’t be more wrong. The fun is really just beginning. When I was in school, I remember the guys from TPG coming in to talk about takeovers....

Published Wed, Mar 19 2008 2:55 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Alitalia
Air New Zealand’s Pink Flight

I’ve always thought that older flight attendants on legacy carriers often wear way too much makeup but this is ridiculous . . . As you may have guessed, this was no ordinary flight. This was Air New Zealand’s Pink flight taking passengers...

Published Tue, Mar 18 2008 2:42 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Air New Zealand
A Public Service Announcement About Rising Airfares

Late last week, a friend of mine asked me why airfares were so expensive. Of course, I asked her where she was trying to go. She said she wanted to head up to San Francisco at the last minute, and the fare was a horribly high $200. $200?!?! I’d...

Published Mon, Mar 17 2008 2:33 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Fares
The US Airways $5 Booking Fee is “Relaxed”

I know, I know. I’ve been writing about US Airways way too much lately. I can’t help it if there’s a lot to talk about. I’ve seen a flurry of discussion in the last couple weeks about whether or not US Airways has done away with...

Published Fri, Mar 14 2008 3:11 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Fares
The Incredible Shrinking ATA

Remember when ATA was considered a “major” carrier with over $1b in annual revenue? It seems like so long ago now. They had a nice operation at Chicago/Midway and they had Indianapolis, Hawai’i, etc. Now, they’ve got just about...

Published Thu, Mar 13 2008 2:12 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, ATA

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