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Palmdale Flights are Struggling

You know I love talking about my local airports here in LA and what I consider to be a misguided regionalization strategy. Well, we’ve got some news out of Palmdale that backs me up. Los Angeles World Airports, which operates Palmdale as well as...

Published Mon, Jun 2 2008 3:34 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, PMD - Palmdale
JetBlue’s Green Initiative Means Only One Change You’ll Notice

Last week, JetBlue announced its new green initiative called “Jetting to Green.” A lot of it appears to be an effort to put together a nice little PR package of things they already do. I wrote about the details over on BNET, but there was...

Published Tue, Jun 3 2008 3:41 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Environment, JetBlue, Inflight Entertainment
United To Shrink by 10 Percent

I have to say that I’m completely shocked. It looks like United CEO Glenn Tilton, now without any merger options left, has actually decided to run an airline. There are some extremely painful cuts in here, and it’s tough to see as someone...

Published Wed, Jun 4 2008 3:50 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Schedule Changes
An Obituary for Ted

Tedward, known to all as “Ted,” was taken off life support yesterday, June 4, after a long illness. He is survived by his father, United. He was only 4 years old. Ted’s life was a very common and familiar story. His father, United, had...

Published Thu, Jun 5 2008 2:38 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United
Is This the End of the ExpressJet Brand?

I would be remiss to not mention the major cuts Continental announced yesterday. The airline will retire 67 aircraft by the end of 2009 that were not previous planned to go. I decided not to write much about that here, because the customer impact is simply...

Published Fri, Jun 6 2008 2:35 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Continental, ExpressJet
Priceline’s Sunshine Guarantee is Unique but That May Not be Enough

I rarely write about hotels or vacation packages, but a recent press release from Priceline touting their Sunshine Guarantee caught my eye. At first, it seems great for a traveler. The brief explanation says “Book your summer vacation today and...

Published Mon, Jun 9 2008 3:26 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Distribution
Trip Report: Jetting on JetBlue

As my wedding quickly approaches, the trips up north to do wedding stuff seem to get more frequent. This time, we crammed a million different things into two days, and really, I’m exhausted. But, I have to commend JetBlue for an almost flawless...

Published Tue, Jun 10 2008 3:45 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: JetBlue, Trip Reports
Southwest Having Computer Problems?

Word on the street is that Southwest is having computer problems right now. I’m hearing reports that online check-in isn’t working (or at least not working 100% of the time) and that the airports are crazy. Well, so far I’ve only heard...

Published Tue, Jun 10 2008 11:29 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest
Open Skies Concierge

Open Skies, the new airline from BA, is getting ready to launch flights between New York and Paris in the next couple of weeks, and we’re slowly learning more about their service. In last week’s blog post, Dale Moss, head honcho, announced...

Published Wed, Jun 11 2008 3:38 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Customer Service, British Airways
Virgin America Adds JFK-Vegas and Fuel Surcharges . . . Huh?

Virgin America has been pretty quiet lately. I mean, except for the Superfly Wednesday gimmick, not much has happened except for some frequency increases. Yesterday, however, the airline revealed its twin doses of dumbness, as I like to call them.First...

Published Thu, Jun 12 2008 3:43 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Schedule Changes
New Fees from US Airways Make Sense but United’s Don’t

US Airways loyalists (and I mean the old East loyalists) aren’t going to like what I’m about to say, but I think they’ll probably agree that it’s true. When US Airways announced several new fees and other changes yesterday, it...

Published Fri, Jun 13 2008 4:03 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, US Airways
Homeland Security Makes Traveling Harder . . . Again

Nothing like some misguided Homeland Security policy to make you feel all warm and cozy. This time, we’ve got two policies, one that will impact foreign visitors and the other that could theoretically impact anyone. First, let’s start with...

Published Mon, Jun 16 2008 3:28 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Safety/Security, Government Regulation
Japan Air Lines Rolls Out New First and Business Class Seats

You know I like to talk about new seats here on the blog, and this time I know some of you will be happy to hear that it’s coming from the Pacific Rim. (Yes, I know I should blog about the other side of the Pacific far more than I do.) So who [...

Published Tue, Jun 17 2008 3:49 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Seats, JAL
You Can Now Fly Between Mainland China and Taiwan

I figured I’d go for two Asia stories in a row, especially after I saw this one in the news yesterday. It looks like Mainland China and Taiwan have finally come to an agreement to allow flights between the two countries. This is long overdue, to...

Published Wed, Jun 18 2008 3:35 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation
O’Leary Wants to Offer Blowjobs on Airplanes

Stay with me here. Michael O’Leary, Ryanair’s fearless leader and king of publicity, has announced his plans for a transatlantic airline. And yes, it will apparently include blowjobs. His plan? A bunch of economy class seats that will sell...

Published Wed, Jun 18 2008 6:47 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Ryanair, Customer Service

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