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No Honest Customer Will Pay $100 to Carry a Bag on Spirit

You’ve probably seen at least one of the dozens of stories reporting on how Spirit is going to charge $100 for a carry on bag. Those stories are incredibly misleading at best. If you’re an honest customer, there’s no way you’re...

Published Mon, May 14 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Spirit
Cranky on the Web (May 7 – 11)

A Preview of EVA Air’s New Flat-Bed Business Class Seats – Conde Nast Traveler Here’s a look at some pics of EVA’s new flat beds in business class. Read More...

Published Sat, May 12 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Seats
Cranky on the Web (May 14 – 18)

In the Trenches: Benefits – Intuit Small Business Blog The menu of benefits to be provided to employees is surprisingly large. They aren’t all paid, but it’s still a bit of a minefield. Read More...

Published Sat, May 19 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
Preview: The Ghosts of Douglas’s Past

I’m not posting today because of the holiday, but I thought I’d include a great picture from this weekend’s activities. That is the old Douglas Building 80 at Long Beach Airport. It was the site where just about every DC-9, MD-80, and...

Published Mon, May 28 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LGB - Long Beach
Delta’s Oil Refinery Purchase is Either Brilliant or Insane (or Both)

With fuel being an airline’s biggest expense, we all know that the airline and oil industries are tied together. But that tie got even closer this week when Delta announced that it would buy an oil refinery to start making its own fuel, or at least...

Published Thu, May 3 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, Fuel
Topic of the Week: Delta’s Bag Handling

When I posted my trip report last week and mentioned that Delta damaged our stroller, a commenter requested that I report back. Well, we received notification from Delta on Wednesday that a check was in the mail to cover the stroller. While we did have...

Published Fri, May 4 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta
Delta to Shrink Its Fleet of Small Jets, Significantly Improve Customer Experience with New Pilot Agreement

This week, Delta accomplished something incredibly rare… it came to a new tentative agreement with its pilots 6 months BEFORE the contract was amendable. How the heck did that happen? Both sides wanted something and there was time pressure for it...

Published Thu, May 24 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, Labor Relations
Topic of the Week: Are United Clubs More Crowded?

I had a reader write in suggesting that since the merger with Continental and the introduction of “free” club access with a United credit card, the United Clubs have been more crowded. Has anyone else seen that? Read More...

Published Fri, May 25 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United
Want to Earn More Miles? Get a Credit Card and Help Cranky

I’ve received a lot of expressions of support from readers over the years wishing that they could do more to help support Cranky financially. Until today, the main way you could help was by using Cranky Concierge, and that’s not changing....

Published Wed, May 2 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
Cranky on the Web (April 30 – May 4)

Airlines charging extra for everything is good for consumers, report says (poll) – Cleveland Plain Dealer This article looked at a study showing that fees are good or travelers. I was asked to comment and of course I agree. In the Trenches: Preparing...

Published Sat, May 5 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Fares

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