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• Cranky on the Web (August 10 – 14)

  Why is Allegiant’s Load Factor Dropping While Others Increase? – BNET Allegiant’s load factor dropped more than anyone else last month, but I’m not too concerned. Southwest’s Bid for Frontier Raised to $170 Million –... Posted Aug 15 2009, 03:51 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant, American, BNET, DCA - Washington/National, Delta, Fares, Frontier, JetBlue, LGA - New York/La Guardia, Southwest, US Airways

• Cranky Around the Web (August 3 – 7)

  Republic Completes Purchase of Midwest, But Frontier Hangs in the Balance – BNET Midwest is now officially owned by Republic, but its success may have a lot to do with what happens with Frontier. Another Reason Airports Should Love Allegiant –... Posted Aug 08 2009, 03:00 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant, BNET, Continental, Frontier, Mergers/Finance, Midwest Airlines, Republic

• 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.... Posted Jul 25 2009, 03:01 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant, BNET, Continental, Fares, JetBlue, Southwest, United

• Anatomy of Allegiant’s Ancillary Revenue

  We’ve talked a lot about how much money Allegiant is able to make on ancillary revenue, but for those who haven’t flown the airline, I thought I’d give you some insight into how they pull this off. My cousin and aunt flew from Oakland... Posted Jul 08 2009, 03:32 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant

• This Week on BNET (June 8 - 12)

  United Removes Website Hold Feature United is no longer allowing you to hold reservations booked online. Did they really need to ditch that? Skepticism Surrounds Potential United Aircraft Order United is talking about ordering new airplanes, but few believe... Posted Jun 13 2009, 03:05 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant, BNET, Delta, Hawaiian, Mergers/Finance, Schedule Changes, United, Virgin America

• This Week on BNET (April 6 - 10)

  I may be out of town, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have plenty of posts from BNET this week. I also had to pre-publish three a week while I’m gone, so you can still expect weekly wraps for the next couple Saturdays. Continental and... Posted Apr 11 2009, 03:42 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, BNET, Continental, Delta, Distribution, Schedule Changes, US Airways

• Spirit Adds a PUF When You Buy a Ticket

  A piece in the Wall Street Journal yesterday noted that Spirit is planning to start charging a PUF, or Passenger Usage Fee, for anyone who doesn’t book their tickets at the airport ticket counter. Even though the author said it was coming in the... Posted Mar 04 2009, 03:14 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant, Fares, Spirit

• Allegiant Details LAX Plans

  Despite all the skepticism around my initial post, Allegiant did, in fact, announce this week that it’s coming to LAX and not any of the other surrounding airports. Glad to see that my source is as reliable as I thought. It’s definitely some... Posted Feb 20 2009, 03:47 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant, LAX - Los Angeles

• Allegiant Set to Open a New Base at Los Angeles International (LAX)

  Reliable sources tell me that Allegiant will announce in the coming days that its new “sun destination” is LAX. With the exception of its original base in Las Vegas, Allegiant has specialized in turning secondary airports into big funnels... Posted Feb 11 2009, 03:33 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant, LAX - Los Angeles

• This Week on BNET (Jan 26 - 30)

  Southwest Reports Q4 Loss on Hedges Hedges and other “special items” brought Southwest down to a Q4 loss, but it was the announcement on growth that had people turning their heads. Southwest Sees Strong Revenue Performance in Fourth Quarter... Posted Jan 30 2009, 03:01 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant, American, Baggage, BNET, Customer Service, Delays/Cancellations, Delta, Fuel, IND - Indianapolis, Mergers/Finance, Schedule Changes, Southwest, United, Virgin America

• Allegiant Goes to Punta Gorda; Is It Their Next Base?

  Looks like Allegiant might have its eyes on Punta Gorda as its next base after it announced flights to the city from both Greenville/Spartanburg and Knoxville today. This is the first move outside its current base structure in awhile, and it could be... Posted Dec 02 2008, 04:05 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant, Schedule Changes

• This Week on BNET (Nov 22-28)

  Video Presentations from PhoCusWright I know I said I was done with PhoCusWright posts, but I guess I lied. This is just a quick one to point you to actual videos of the Travel Innovation Summit presentations. Premium Travel Falls Off a Cliff Bad news... Posted Nov 29 2008, 03:00 PM by Anonymous Filed under: Allegiant, BBG - Branson, BNET, Delta, Frequent Flier Programs, Operations, US Airways, Virgin America

• This Week on BNET (August 25 - 29)

  United Slow to Address Public Concern Over Paid Meals on International Flights United made waves by announcing charges for meals on some international flights last week. Unfortunately, their PR efforts weren’t up to the task. American Offers Wi... Posted Aug 30 2008, 02:32 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant, American, Inflight Entertainment, Meals, Mergers/Finance, Schedule Changes, Southwest, Technology, United, US Airways

• This Week on BNET (July 7 - 11)

  DOT Rejects Blanket Dormancy Waiver The DOT has decided to deny the request by seven airlines to allow them to suspend international routes without losing the rights. This could get interesting. Ramping Up Alternative Propulsion Systems With fuel prices... Posted Jul 12 2008, 02:21 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant, BNET, Environment, Fuel, Government Regulation, Virgin America

• This Week on BNET Travel (June 30 - July 3)

  I know I mentioned it before, but I thought it worth mentioning again that I’m now the airline blogger for BNET. My posts on Cranky are primarily focused on the frequent (or not so frequent) flier, but over on BNET, I get into more on airline management... Posted Jul 04 2008, 02:43 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant, BNET, Frontier, Mesa Airlines, Midwest Airlines