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Video Tour of the New LAX Bradley Terminal Concourse Under Construction

Earlier this week, I had the chance to tag along on a media tour of the progress being made on the new Bradley Terminal concourse at LAX. It’s a big, impressive terminal, that’s for sure. I just wish they hadn’t wasted quite so much...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles
Cranky on the Web (August 1 – 5)

Airport guide: Surviving LAX – CNN Out of the Office This week, I give some tips and tricks on getting through LAX, my hometown airport. It’s a nightmare for a lot of people, but it’s been home to me for years. Air travel tax refund...

Published Sat, Aug 6 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, Southwest, ONT - Ontario
Cranky on the Web (August 16-20)

Weak July Traffic Shows Allegiant Lost Altitude – BNET Headwinds Allegiant saw weaker traffic numbers in July. It’s not what you expect from an airline that continues to find ways to fill more and more seats. LAN-TAM Merger: U.S. Carriers...

Published Sat, Aug 21 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, JetBlue, Southwest, LAN, Allegiant, BNET, Labor Relations
Cranky on the Web (July 19-23)

Airport Effort to Charge More During Peak Times Could Hurt Passengers – BNET Airports are one step closer to being able to charge more to airlines during peak times. This may not be a good plan. JetBlue and American: Why Frequent-Flier Sharing Makes...

Published Sat, Jul 24 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, LAX - Los Angeles, JetBlue, Continental, American, Delta, BNET
Cranky on the Web (November 24 – 28)

What are Scope Clauses and Why Are People Fighting Over Them? – BNET If you’ve heard people talking about scope clauses and wondered what they are, here’s your guide. Think a Lot of People are Using Wifi In the Air? Think Again –...

Published Sat, Nov 28 2009 3:09 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, LAX - Los Angeles, BNET, Labor Relations
Cranky on the Web (August 17 – 21)

Just a little heads up before we get to the weekly links … I’ll be at the National Business Travel Association NBTA conference next week so my posting schedule may be a little off. I will do my best to keep a regular schedule. If you’ll...

Published Sat, Aug 22 2009 3:28 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Frontier, LAX - Los Angeles, Southwest, Delta, Virgin Blue, BNET, Labor Relations
Volaris Lands in Los Angeles, First Destination North of the Border

Volaris brought its first flight into LAX yesterday, and I headed out to the airport for the airline’s press conference celebrating the event. I must admit that I liked a lot of what I heard about Volaris, but these are some incredibly uncertain...

Published Wed, Jul 1 2009 3:44 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, Southwest, Volaris
This Week on BNET (Feb 16 - 20)

Delta Starts Consolidating Regional Carriers Delta is taking pieces of Compass, Comair, and Mesaba and mashing them together. Seems like a good idea to me. Why is Hawaiian Installing In-Seat Video? Hawaiian is putting in seat video on its long haul fleet...

Published Sat, Feb 21 2009 3:50 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, LAX - Los Angeles, Government Regulation, Mergers/Finance, Inflight Entertainment, Delta, Hawaiian, Go!, Mesa Airlines, Mokulele, Mesaba
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...

Published Fri, Feb 20 2009 3:47 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, Allegiant
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...

Published Wed, Feb 11 2009 3:33 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, Allegiant
JetBlue Back at LAX, Should We Believe Them This Time?

It was almost a year ago that JetBlue announced it would begin flying to LAX in addition to its main Southern California operation at Long Beach along with smaller operations at Burbank and Ontario. Once fuel started climbing, they walked away from LAX...

Published Tue, Feb 3 2009 3:54 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, LAX - Los Angeles, JetBlue, LGB - Long Beach
LAX Opens Public reLAX Lounge, Others Should Follow

So, you’ve been trying to get to Seattle for a few days now, huh? I’m one of the lucky ones this year since I’m not going anywhere for the holidays, but if I were, I’m sure that the nasty weather would have me sitting on the floor...

Published Wed, Dec 24 2008 4:17 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Airport Experience, LAX - Los Angeles
LAX Reveals Plans for Nice but Very Expensive Bradley West Terminal Expansion

I know, I know. I’ve had a fair number of posts on LAX lately, and I’m sorry about that for those not impacted by this airport. But I think this should be the last one for a little while. As we all know, LAX is not exactly the world’s...

Published Mon, Nov 24 2008 3:56 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Airport Experience, LAX - Los Angeles
Virgin America Making Progress on Its Renovation of LAX Terminal 3

I thought I’d throw out a little Sunday bonus posting this week since I had the chance to stop by LAX Terminal 3 to see how Virgin America’s transformation work was coming along. Things appear to be going well and the move is scheduled to...

Published Sun, Nov 23 2008 3:14 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Airport Experience, LAX - Los Angeles
This Week on BNET (Oct 20 - 24)

“Airport Security in America is a Sham . . .” Effective security may be unpleasant, but it’s worthwhile and important. Is what we have today effective? What else can airlines be doing? Mayor Villaraigosa’s Misguided Strategy for LA Airports LA Mayor...

Published Sat, Oct 25 2008 3:49 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, US Airways, Safety/Security, LAX - Los Angeles, Fares, BNET, Fuel, AirTran

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