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Topic of the Week: A Southwest Feel Good Story

It’s the holiday season, so that means it’s time for some nice warm and fuzzy stories. Southwest put out a good one that also used the power of social media for awesomeness. A guy and his girlfriend were traveling on a flight to Phoenix and...

Published Fri, Nov 25 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest
Cranky on the Web (October 31 – November 4)

I’m happy to announce that I will now be contributing to the new Conde Nast Traveler site on a weekly basis. Go to cntraveler.com to see some great contributions from around the travel world. My first two are below. Nerve-racking ‘go-arounds’...

Published Sat, Nov 5 2011 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Baggage, Weather
Let’s Do the Labor Roundup at the Big Three

The last couple of weeks have been action-packed when it comes to labor issues with each of the big three legacy airlines. For one airline, it’s good news while for the other two . . . not so much. Let’s just go in alphabetical order for lack...

Published Mon, Nov 21 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, American, Delta
Retroactive Refund: How Airlines Should Handle Weather Waivers

Last week just downright sucked. I was supposed to be traveling with my family on US Airways to a wedding outside of Cancun. Yes, the same Cancun that was hit by a hurricane/tropical storm/big weather thing. We watched the storm draw closer to Cancun...

Published Tue, Nov 1 2011 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Delays/Cancellations, Weather
The Winners of the Coveted Slots at Washington/National and New York/La Guardia Are . . .

Remember that whole Delta/US Airways slot swap deal? US Airways gave most of its slots at New York’s La Guardia airport to Delta in exchange for most of Delta’s slots at Washington’s National Airport along with a couple of other considerations...

Published Tue, Nov 29 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: JetBlue, Westjet, LGA - New York/La Guardia, DCA - Washington/National
Allegiant and Spirit, Head to Head (Trip Report)

With Allegiant deciding to flee Long Beach at the end of this month, I sensed there was a unique experience that I would regret missing out on if I didn’t jump on it. I had the chance to fly Allegiant to Vegas and then Spirit back to LAX. This head...

Published Thu, Nov 3 2011 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Trip Reports, Allegiant, Spirit
Topic of the Week: Scoot

Singapore Airlines announced this week that its new low cost carriers will be called . . . Scoot. The airline will start flying 777s to Australia and Asia at first and expand beyond there. Does it have a shot at success? Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 4 2011 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Singapore Airlines
Cranky on the Web (November 7 – 11)

Airline Wi-Fi Check: Which Have It? – Conde Nast Daily Traveler In light of United’s announcement that it was putting wifi on its whole mainline fleet, it seemed like a good time to do a wifi roundup to see who has it and where. United and...

Published Sat, Nov 12 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Continental, Inflight Entertainment
British Airways Wins the Right to Buy bmi: Winners and Losers

Last week, it was announced that British Airways parent IAG had won the lottery, so to speak. The group has now reached an “agreement in principle” with Lufthansa to buy its bmi subsidiary. This is all about one thing: slots at Heathrow. We...

Published Tue, Nov 8 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LHR - London/Heathrow
Alaska’s Deal with American Makes Its Frequent Flier Program Even More Valuable

Alaska and American have inked a deal that will give reciprocal elite benefits to each other’s elite members. This might not sound like much, but it could make Alaska’s frequent flier program even more interesting for a lot of people, some...

Published Thu, Nov 10 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, American, Delta, Alaska Airlines

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