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A Working Trip to Vegas (Trip Report)

Last week, Allegiant paid for me to come out to Vegas and speak to the attendees at its annual conference for the airports it serves. This is a great event that lets Allegiant talk about its own business to the airports so that it can further beat into...

Published Wed, May 16 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: JetBlue, Southwest, Trip Reports
The DOT Gets it Right With Washington/National Slot Awards

There’s nothing I like more than ripping apart the Department of Transportation (DOT) for its poor rule-making abilities, but every so often, the department does something right. We might as well celebrate on the rare occasion when that happens...

Published Tue, May 15 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, JetBlue, Southwest, DCA - Washington/National
Cranky on the Web (April 16 – 20)

Will other carriers copy Allegiant and Spirit with new carry-on baggage fee? – APEX Editor’s Blog I look at Allegiant’s carry on fee, and whether others might follow. In the Trenches: Wrestling with Business Hours – Intuit Small...

Published Sat, Apr 21 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Allegiant
Frontier Waves Goodbye to Houston Hobby, Moves Back to Intercontinental

It’s not often that I find a reason to write about Houston twice in one week (or one decade), but sure enough, here we are. Frontier announced yesterday that it would move back from Houston’s Hobby Airport to Intercontinental. Even for people...

Published Tue, Apr 17 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Southwest
United Hates Houston’s Plan for Two International Airports

Residents of the Dallas/Ft Worth Metroplex probably rolled their eyes at the news that Southwest is pushing for more freedom at Houston’s close-in Hobby airport. They’ve seen it all before with Southwest’s fight against American at Love...

Published Thu, Apr 12 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest
Cranky on the Web (April 2 – 6)

Live Chat: Children on planes – Canada.com I was one of the panelists for a live chat about kids on airplanes. You can see the transcript at the link above. The Midwest Cookie Is Dead and Other Important Airline News – Conde Nast Daily Traveler...

Published Sat, Apr 7 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Southwest, Spirit
Delta, Hawaiian, and Southwest Talk Fleet Strategy

One of the more interesting panels in Phoenix last week was the one that focused on fleet strategy. There’s always a ton of discussion about buying airplanes, and each airline has a different philosophy. On the panel, there were representatives...

Published Thu, Mar 29 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Delta, Hawaiian
Topic of the Week: Frontier Picks Up Where Southwest Leaves

Frontier has been busy quickly picking up routes that Southwest has decided to have AirTran abandon. We’ll see nonstops from Orlando to Allentown (PA), Harrisburg (PA), and Bloomington/Normal (IL). Its flight from Orlando to Madison (WI) will go...

Published Fri, Mar 2 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Southwest
Southwest’s Uniquely Customer-Friendly AirTran Merger Plan

Today is Valentine’s Day, so how about a little LUV story? One of the things about Southwest’s takeover of AirTran that I like the most is the transition plan. The way it’s being done is incredibly customer-friendly, and it’s likely...

Published Tue, Feb 14 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Mergers/Finance, AirTran
Topic of the Week: Fuel Hedging

People love to claim that Southwest’s fuel hedging strategy was brilliant last decade for keeping costs low. Others say it was terrible because it postponed Southwest from having to face a new reality of higher fuel prices. In the last quarter,...

Published Fri, Feb 10 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest
Topic of the Week: Southwest’s Bigger Airplanes Start Flying Soon

Yesterday, Southwest loaded the new 737-800 aircraft into its schedules. Starting on April 11, you can start flying the 175-seat birds from Chicago and Baltimore to Florida. That same day, Southwest will start separately selling its 737s in the new 143...

Published Fri, Feb 3 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest
Southwest Decides Which AirTran Cities Make the Cut as It Adds Seats

While I was off, Southwest made a couple of interesting moves worth talking about. By far the most interesting to me was a decision on which AirTran markets stay in the system and which ones disappear. (You can also see full schedule changes for the summer...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, AirTran
Southwest CEO Rallies the Troops with a Sobering Note, Focuses on Costs

Southwest chief Gary Kelly sent out a great email to the airline’s employees (or, “People”) yesterday talking about the situation with American and more broadly, about the airline industry and Southwest’s place in it. He kept calling...

Published Tue, Dec 6 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest
Cranky on the Web (November 28 – December 2)

Air Travel Naughty and Nice List: Point Counterpoint – Conde Nast Daily Traveler One Daily Traveler blogger wrote about the Consumer Reports Naughty and Nice list. As usual, I had a different view. They’re posted together as a point-counterpoint...

Published Sat, Dec 3 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, AirTran
Topic of the Week: A Southwest Feel Good Story

It’s the holiday season, so that means it’s time for some nice warm and fuzzy stories. Southwest put out a good one that also used the power of social media for awesomeness. A guy and his girlfriend were traveling on a flight to Phoenix and...

Published Fri, Nov 25 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest

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