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Holiday Travel With a Child is Exhausting (Trip Report)

It’s the holiday season and that means it’s time to travel. While I never liked flying during the holidays anyway, our first attempt with a baby had me even more afraid. Though things went well, it was still an exhausting experience. On the...

Published Thu, Jan 3 2013 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, American, Trip Reports
Airlines We Lost in 2012

It’s time for my favorite post of the year. Think of it like an awards show where they show you that long reel of people who have died since the last one. But in this case, we’re talking about airlines. Hold the applause – there’s...

Published Mon, Dec 31 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Spanair, Airlines We Lost, Virgin Nigeria, Comair
Topic of the Week: Your Predictions for 2013

The end of the year is just about here, so now it’s time to do your best Carnac impression and decide what’s in store for next year. What are the big news stories going to be? (I’ll bet we have our first American/US Airways prediction...

Published Fri, Dec 28 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
United Makes a Canceled Flight More Problematic (Tales From the Field)

I know I said awhile ago that I would start to write up some of the more interesting stories from Cranky Concierge clients since you all seemed interested, and now I’m finally getting around to it. I figured this light week would be a good one for...

Published Thu, Dec 27 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Tales From the Field
How Mileage Runs Became Addictive or, Why I Just Booked a Two Day Trip to Doha (Guest Post)

Over at Cranky Concierge, we’ve been booking a lot of so-called “mileage runs” for clients this month. This happens at the end of every year, but I think we had our most extreme this year where someone needed 36,000 miles and we sent...

Published Mon, Dec 24 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Frequent Flier Programs
Cranky on the Web (December 17 – 21)

On the Spot: Tips for holiday travelers – LA Times A nice write-up that suggest using Cranky Concierge for holiday travels. Defend yourself against flight delays and cancellations: Cranky Concierge – The Travel Analyst I met her at Frequent...

Published Sat, Dec 22 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, AirTran
Topic of the Week: Air Canada Launches rouge

We now know a little more about Air Canada’s low cost carrier including the fact that it will be named rouge. (That’s right, not capitalized. I hate that.) Flights are to leisure destinations in Europe and the Caribbean and we now know some...

Published Fri, Dec 21 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Air Canada
Delta’s Regional Makeover Plan is Nearly Complete

When Delta first announced plans to completely remake its regional fleet, I figured it would take a fair amount of time for it to happen. After all, the airline needed to get rid of more than 200 airplanes while adding about 150 more. Boy, was I wrong...

Published Thu, Dec 20 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, ExpressJet, SkyWest, Republic
Lufthansa Brings the 747-8 to Los Angeles

While I was excited to ride Lufthansa’s A380 last year, I was secretly looking ahead to the introduction of the 747-8. To me, that was a much bigger event for Lufthansa. Last week, the airline brought the 747-8 to LA on its first scheduled passenger...

Published Tue, Dec 18 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Lufthansa, Boeing, 747
Does the Math Add Up on American’s Fare Choice Bundles?

More than 5 years ago, in the early days of the blog, I awarded American a gold star for changing its booking interface to show different fare categories. The different categories were superficial at the time with no real product differentiation and that’s...

Published Mon, Dec 17 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Fares, American
Cranky on the Web (December 10 – 14)

Photos: Inside Lufthansa’s New Business Class – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I was at LAX for the first 747-8 flight on Lufthansa to the airport and got a tour of the new business class cabin. Here’s a closer look. The Secret To Small Business...

Published Sat, Dec 15 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Lufthansa, 747
Topic of the Week: Virgin America Goes to Newark, JetBlue to Philly

It looks like Virgin America finally picked up slots and gates to start Newark service. JetBlue is also starting a new city with service from Boston to Philly. What do you think? Good choices? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 14 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, JetBlue
Delta Looks to Virgin Atlantic to Bolster London

So the rumors were true. Delta has decided to buy Singapore’s 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic, and I’m a bit surprised. I was expecting something a little more (somehow involving Air France/KLM) for Delta to bother getting involved here...

Published Thu, Dec 13 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, Virgin Atlantic, Alliances
Should I Get a Laptop/Tablet Hybrid?

I’m going a little off topic today, but that’s why this is a Wednesday post. I thought I’d get some feedback from those of you who might have opinions here. I have an ultrabook now, but I’ve been thinking about one of these new...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Technology
Qantas Walks Away From Inflight Internet on Its Longest Routes

It didn’t make huge news, but last week when Qantas announced it had decided to stop offering internet onboard on its A380 fleet after a trial run, it caught my eye. After all, with airlines racing to install internet across the globe, this seems...

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

Filed under: Inflight Entertainment, Qantas

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