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United Blames Southwest, City of Houston for Its Own Problems in Houston, Earns the Cranky Jackass Award

When United decided to fight Southwest’s effort to get international facilities at Houston’s Hobby airport, I didn’t blame the airline. After all, wouldn’t you want to fight anything that had the potential to hurt your business...

Published Mon, Jun 4 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United
I Wouldn’t Expect to See the New Wider Airbus Aisle Seat Anytime Soon

Airbus brought out a pretty interesting idea recently that would theoretically make it easier for airlines to charge for aisle seats. How so? It would make them wider. Though I like the thought, I wouldn’t expect to see this on an airplane near...

Published Tue, Jun 5 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Seats, Airbus
The Downside of Fuel Hedging

Anyone seen the price of fuel lately? As I write this, oil is hovering around a mere $80 a barrel. That’s a far cry from where it was just a few short weeks ago. And when fuel goes down, it means those who hedge lose out. Let’s talk about...

Published Thu, Jun 28 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Delta, Fuel
FastJet Has an Uphill Battle to Prove an African Low Cost Carrier Can Work

When easyJet’s founder started making rumblings about starting FastJet last year, I thought it was crazy. Back then, it was presumed that FastJet would compete with easyJet in Europe and that made no sense at all. Now, however, we know FastJet is...

Published Tue, Jun 19 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: FastJet
Topic of the Week: Which 10 Cities Have Service to Every United Hub?

I was talking to someone from one of these lucky airports recently and he told me that there are 10 cities in the United Airlines system that have nonstop service to each of United’s 8 hubs. As a reminder, those hubs are San Francisco, Los Angeles...

Published Fri, Jun 29 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United
Cranky on the Web (June 2 – 8)

Talking about Delta’s Basic Economy – Rudy Maxa’s World Rudy had me on his weekly radio to show to talk about Delta’s basic economy fares from Detroit to Florida. My piece starts at about 3:45 and goes until 8:40 or so. LA/ONT...

Published Sat, Jun 9 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, ONT - Ontario
Cranky on the Web (June 25 – 29)

In-Flight Entertainment Check: What You’ll Get on Each Airline – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I did a round-up of domestic inflight entertainment options for Conde Nast. Why Vegas Flights Might Cost More – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Vegas...

Published Sat, Jun 30 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Inflight Entertainment, LAS - Las Vegas

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