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Southwest Wants to Buy Frontier and Make it Disappear

My head is still spinning from all the news that came out yesterday. JetBlue’s relaunch of its TrueBlue program is going to have to wait, because the news that Southwest was putting in a bid for Frontier certainly takes top billing. Let’s...

Published Fri, Jul 31 2009 3:33 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Southwest, Mergers/Finance
Random Thoughts About Booking My Holiday Flights

Christmas is one of those times where I don’t like to play games with strategizing about the best time to book my flights. I think it’s generally safe to assume that fares will keep going up as it gets closer, at least on the prime days we...

Published Thu, Jul 30 2009 3:02 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous, American, Midwest Airlines
US Airways Joins the WiFi Party

US Airways has been talking about doing something for inflight entertainment onboard ever since they pulled movies several months ago. Last week, they finally made a move. They’re introducing wireless internet access onboard via AirCell, but it’s...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2009 3:29 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways
Delta Introduces Rollover Miles

I’ve decided to put a very early Tuesday post out this week. In fact, it’s still Monday here on the west coast. But since Delta took the time to brief me about their 2010 SkyMiles changes, I figured I’d put my post out the second they...

Published Tue, Jul 28 2009 5:01 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, Delta
United Gets a Gold Star for Removing Last Minute Mileage Plus Fees

This week is looking like a good week for frequent fliers. I’ve got some big news from another program tomorrow, but today, United shocked the world by actually removing a fee. Now last minute booking fees from Mileage Plus awards are gone, and...

Published Mon, Jul 27 2009 3:22 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Frequent Flier Programs, Gold Star
This Week on BNET (July 20 – 24)

Fare Hikes on Domestic Routes Airlines have started raising fares again, but that sometimes ends up being good news for the bargain hunter. May Premium Traffic Monitor Shows Steep Declines Thought things were looking better? Not in the premium world....

Published Sat, Jul 25 2009 3:01 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, JetBlue, Southwest, Continental, Fares, Allegiant, BNET
Southwest Has Less Cash Than United, So Why Is United the One in Trouble?

If you’ve heard United’s name mentioned in the news lately, it’s probably related to their financial troubles. I’ve seen plenty of people predict bankruptcy for the airline in the not-so-distant future, but when you look at the...

Published Fri, Jul 24 2009 3:42 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Southwest, Mergers/Finance
Should I Bother with Travel Insurance? (Ask Cranky)

It’s time to play Ask Cranky once again. Today we have a question about one of the many add-ons that airlines and travel websites try to sell you these days . . . travel insurance. Travel websites are always trying to sell me insurance when I fly...

Published Thu, Jul 23 2009 3:27 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Ask Cranky
Do You Really Hate the Middle Seat That Much?

There was an interesting survey that came out earlier this month showing that people hate the middle seat far more than I could ever imagine. While I usually like to blame the surveyor, I think this is a case of the respondents not telling the truth....

Published Wed, Jul 22 2009 3:07 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Seats
Long Beach’s 75,000 Pound Weight Limit

It’s been awhile since I last wrote about Long Beach, so I thought last week’s Airport Advisory Commission meeting would be a good opportunity for me to bring it up again. Now that the plans for the new terminal (scheduled to break ground...

Published Tue, Jul 21 2009 3:16 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation, LGB - Long Beach
JetAmerica is Gone . . . For Now

I have to admit that I wasn’t even sure if it was worth covering the demise of JetAmerica since I had no real insight to add, but I’ve had so much fun with it so far, I figured, well, what the heck. JetAmerica’s route map was so goofy...

Published Mon, Jul 20 2009 3:56 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Jet America
This Week on BNET (July 13 - 17)

DOT Approves Continental/United/Lufthansa/Air Canada Antitrust Immunity with Limited Carveouts The alliance has been approved. I’ve got details on why, but what will happen with American and BA? Republic Gets Court Approval to Buy Frontier, But...

Published Sat, Jul 18 2009 3:31 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Lufthansa, Frontier, Continental, Mergers/Finance, American, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, BNET, Republic
Airline Timetables Disappear, Airline Dorks Die a Little Inside

Southwest has announced that it will finally be ending production of one of the greatest airline dork tools ever invented, the timetable. After the current issue, Southwest timetables will no longer be printed, and that means that there won’t be...

Published Fri, Jul 17 2009 3:27 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest
Details of Obama’s Wild Plane Ride

Last year, when then-Senator Obama was busy criss-crossing the country in support of his presidential bid, he ran into some trouble on one of his flights. At the time, we were told that it wasn’t a big deal and, of course, it landed safely. But...

Published Thu, Jul 16 2009 3:06 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Midwest Airlines
Pacific Wings Stops and Restarts Hawai’i Flights, Craziness Ensues

It has been a really odd week for Pacific Wings. The airline has made its money flying nine-seaters around the Hawaiian islands to smaller cities, but in recent years it has begun to branch out on to the Mainland as well. In the last week, the airline...

Published Wed, Jul 15 2009 3:45 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Pacific Wings

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