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Why Airlines are Canceling So Many Flights for Hurricane Sandy

If you’ve been trying to get to, from, or through the northeast US this week, you know that a lot of flights have been canceled. That’s really an understatement. Thousands of flights have been canceled each of the last couple days. Why is...

Published Tue, Oct 30 2012 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Operations
Am I Negatively Biased Against American? (Ask Cranky)

I’m guessing you’ve read a lot about Hurricane Sandy this morning, so I won’t bore you with the same. (Summary: lots of cancellations, be patient.) Instead, I thought I’d talk about a short and simple note that came in recently...

Published Mon, Oct 29 2012 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American, Ask Cranky
Cranky on the Web (October 22 – 26)

In the Trenches: Finally, a Full-Time Employee – Intuit Small Business Blog After a very long time, I finally was able to hire a full time employee. Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 27 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
Topic of the Week: Why is American Going to Seoul?

American announced a bunch of new routes this week, but one caught my eye. The airline, which flies only to Beijing, Shanghai, and Tokyo in Asia, will now start a flight from Dallas/Ft Worth to Seoul. American doesn’t have a Korean partner, so it...

Published Fri, Oct 26 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American
Singapore Ditches the A340-500, An Airplane That Was Destined for Mediocrity at Best

Singapore Airlines has announced a big order for a slew of new aircraft from Airbus including more A380s and some new A350s. But buried in the release is the news that Airbus will take back the five A340-500 aircraft in the Singapore fleet. That means...

Published Thu, Oct 25 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Singapore Airlines, Airbus
The Next North American Battleground… Small Canadian Cities

North America is a big place. When you think about where the next big airline battle is likely to be, you probably aren’t going to guess it’s in small town Canada. You’d be wrong. The battle is brewing, and Air Canada is on the defensive...

Published Tue, Oct 23 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Air Canada, Westjet
Airlines Should Not Bend the Rules for Those With Family Emergencies

One of the more contentious customer service issues in the airline industry has long been around how airlines deal with people who have family emergencies. This comes in a lot of different forms. Some people may need to buy a ticket at the last minute...

Published Mon, Oct 22 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Customer Service
Cranky on the Web (October 15 – 19)

Tips for Booking Holiday Travel – Travora This one actually went up awhile ago, but I just got around to posting the link. I’m not writing a couple times a month for the new travel site Travora. Travora was the old Travel Ad Network and it...

Published Sat, Oct 20 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American
Topic of the Week: Finding a Stranded Boat

Let’s end the week with a little bit of awesome. An Air Canada flight into Sydney went out of its way to descend down to 4,000 feet in order to look for a missing boater. Incredibly, they found him. Would you have had an issue with the diversion...

Published Fri, Oct 19 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Air Canada
Flying Concorde (Trip Report)

Almost a decade ago, I had the pleasure of being able to fly on one of the most incredible aircraft to have flown passengers around the world… Concorde. After the flight, I wrote the trip up for an aviation discussion group in which I’m still...

Published Thu, Oct 18 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, Trip Reports, Concorde
Who the F*&@ is NewFrontier Airlines?

If you haven’t seen this, get ready for a treat. Air Gumbo may not have worked out (yet…), but now we have a new plan from those crazy Cajuns down in New Orleans. Ready for it? They’re giving a bunch of tax breaks in order to get an...

Published Tue, Oct 16 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Who/What the F***
We’re Going to Hear a Lot From the New Avianca in the Coming Years

Back in 2010, Colombian-based Avianca and Central American-based TACA merged to form a formidable Latin airline, but the brands remained separate, as did those of subsidiaries Ecuador-based Aerogal and Tampa Cargo. Now the decision has been made. All...

Published Mon, Oct 15 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Avianca, TACA
Cranky on the Web (October 8 – 12)

The Exact Dates When No One Wants to Travel and You Will Find Cheap Airfare – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Southwest launched a great sale this week, but others matched more aggressively. It was a great deal for those who could fly at off peak times...

Published Sat, Oct 13 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Fares
The Final Response From American (I Promise)

I’m not one for deviating from my usual posting schedule here on the blog, but I didn’t want to take up another scheduled posting slot to deal with the ongoing back and forth between me and American. After all, it has already consumed two...

Published Sat, Oct 13 2012 12:28 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American
Topic of the Week: Can Richard Branson Fix American?

Sir Richard Branson, boss of all things Virgin, did an interview with NPR last week explaining how he would fix American. “You would need to really go into all the planes; gut them out, you know; get the best interior designers, as you would with...

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American, Virgin Atlantic

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