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How Delta Put Its JFK Operation Back Together Again After Sandy

While most travelers know that airlines are complex operations, I don’t think many can appreciate how difficult it is to actually put one back together after it has been shut down. I talked about airline operations during Hurricane Sandy last week...

Published Mon, Nov 5 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, Weather
Cranky on the Web (October 28 – November 2)

Hurricane Sandy Causes Flight Cancellations—What Airlines Are Doing Right and Wrong – Conde Nast Daily Traveler When it came to hurricane policies last week, United had the best one. Surprising, right? But there was still some room for improvement...

Published Sat, Nov 3 2012 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Weather
Cranky on the Web (October 31 – November 4)

I’m happy to announce that I will now be contributing to the new Conde Nast Traveler site on a weekly basis. Go to cntraveler.com to see some great contributions from around the travel world. My first two are below. Nerve-racking ‘go-arounds’...

Published Sat, Nov 5 2011 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Baggage, Weather
Retroactive Refund: How Airlines Should Handle Weather Waivers

Last week just downright sucked. I was supposed to be traveling with my family on US Airways to a wedding outside of Cancun. Yes, the same Cancun that was hit by a hurricane/tropical storm/big weather thing. We watched the storm draw closer to Cancun...

Published Tue, Nov 1 2011 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Delays/Cancellations, Weather
Cranky on the Web (August 29 – September 2)

I’m taking Monday off, so I’ll be back on Tuesday. (Yes, it’s Labor Day, but it’s also the day after my birthday and I’d like to relax a little this weekend.) Opinion: Airline overreaction a smart move – CNN Out of...

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

Filed under: Weather
Cranky on the Web (May 30 – June 3)

How to deal with airport strandings – CNN Out of the Office Last week’s volcano and severe weather reminded me that it’s time to brush up on techniques for avoiding strandings. In the Trenches: New Pricing Goes Into Effect – Intuit...

Published Sat, Jun 4 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delays/Cancellations, Weather
Topic of the Week: Another Unpronounceable Icelandic Volcano

The latest volcano eruption in Iceland has caused some cancellations but they’ve been minor. The Europeans have finally created a system to better deal with ash and that should make things run smoothly. Hopefully. Anyone been stuck? Any thoughts...

Published Fri, May 27 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Weather
Airlines and Airports Handled the Northeast Storm Well . . . Seriously

Happy New Year, everyone. Hopefully the last of you who were stranded after winter storms hit Europe and then the Northeast have finally made it back home. Now, the post-mortem begins. How did so many people get stranded and have such miserable holidays...

Published Mon, Jan 3 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Weather
DOT Claim of 3 Hour Rule Success is Superficial and Contradicts DOT’s Previous Stance

It was just last month that the Department of Transportation (DOT) said not to rush to judgment after seeing more cancellations and slightly fewer 3 hour delays in May. We needed more time, they said. Well apparently the DOT only thinks that’s the...

Published Mon, Aug 16 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delays/Cancellations, Air Traffic Control, Weather
Tales From the Volcano

Now that European airports are open and (as far as I know), no planes have fallen out of the sky, it’s time to look back on the aftermath of the Icelandic volcano. We worked on some pretty crazy itineraries at Cranky Concierge, so I thought I’d...

Published Tue, Apr 27 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Cranky Concierge, Weather
European Airlines Enter Third Stage of Grief In Trying to Cope with Volcano

Poor European airline execs. They’ve suffered a great (revenue) loss and now they’re trying to cope with the pain. It looks like they’ve made it to the third stage out of five when it comes to coping with grief, but that means the toughest...

Published Tue, Apr 20 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Weather
Volcano Decides to Halt European Flights Since Nobody is Striking This Week

It’s a rare week when there isn’t a strike at a European airline, but this appears to be one of them. Unhappy with this news, a big, mean volcano in Iceland called Eyjafjallajokull (strangely enough, pronounced simply as “Billy”...

Published Fri, Apr 16 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Weather

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