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Why Did Continental Reinstate the 500 Mile Minimum Earning for Elites?

My fiancée flew to Orlando again yesterday, so I was hoping to have some more great stories like the infamous dinner roll debacle or the more recent gum incident, but alas, she flew Delta. Instead of problems, she had great service, in-seat video, tasty...

Published Tue, Sep 23 2008 4:02 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, Continental
Alitalia’s Not Quite Dead Yet, But It’s Close

I’m sure I’ll get another comment saying that I’m obsessed with Alitalia, and you know what? It’s true. This is far more entertaining than any soap opera, but there is important information to be had here. Do NOT book any flights...

Published Mon, Sep 22 2008 3:11 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Alitalia
This Week on BNET (Sep 15 - 19)

Vegas Hotel Rooms Growing; Flights Shrinking Hotels rooms in Vegas are growing rapidly but flights are disappearing. How are they going to find enough people to fill all those rooms? Hawaiian Adds Winglets to Some of Its 767 Fleet Hawaiian is putting...

Published Sat, Sep 20 2008 4:50 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Mergers/Finance, Hawaiian, BNET, Fuel, Spirit, LAS - Las Vegas
Air Canada Gets a Gold Star for Rolling Back Fees

Those of you who live in Canada got a nice dose of gold star-worthy airline goodness yesterday when Air Canada announced it was rolling back some fees and other airlines followed with reductions of their own. Fuel prices are down, so it’s always...

Published Fri, Sep 19 2008 3:56 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Fares, Air Canada, Westjet, Gold Star
United Pulls Out of Palmdale as Quickly as Possible

Let’s stick this one in the “I told you so” file. Back in June, I said, “I’m sure that the second that subsidy is gone, United is out of there.” I was right. United started flying to Palmdale on June 7, 2007 and committed...

Published Thu, Sep 18 2008 7:10 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Schedule Changes, LAX - Los Angeles, PMD - Palmdale
Spirit Brings Ads to Overhead Bins, Bulkheads, and More

To be honest, I’m really surprised that it took this long for an airline to do this, but if anyone was going to take the plunge, it’s Spirit. The airline has decided that it’s time to plaster aircraft interiors with advertising. Welcome...

Published Thu, Sep 18 2008 4:08 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Advertising, Spirit
Spanair Aircraft Did Not Have Flaps Deployed; Not Necessarily the Cause of the Accident

The preliminary report is in, and it appears that the Spanair aircraft that crashed on takeoff last month did not have its flaps extended. While it’s not clear if this was actually the cause of the accident, if it were, it would be eerily similar...

Published Wed, Sep 17 2008 4:09 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Spanair
Lufthansa Buys Stake in Brussels Airlines, Looks at Alitalia

“The Germans marched into Brussels today as they discussed further cooperation with the Italians.” I can’t say I ever thought that statement would be looked upon favorably, but that’s exactly what we’re seeing now. Yesterday...

Published Tue, Sep 16 2008 4:08 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Lufthansa, Mergers/Finance, Alitalia, Brussels Airlines
Five Great Things About Portland Airport

I was up in the Pacific Northwest this past weekend, and on my way home yesterday, I had a chance to walk around the Portland Airport. Since this place has been rated the best airport in the US by many, I thought I’d walk around to see what was...

Published Mon, Sep 15 2008 4:21 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Technology, Safety/Security, PDX - Portland
This Week on BNET (Sep 8 - 12)

American Preparing to Expand International 757 Flying American is putting a true premium cabin on 18 757s so it can start doing more long haul international. What new routes might we see? United Stock Tanks on False Bankruptcy Rumors It was a seemingly...

Published Sat, Sep 13 2008 3:06 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Technology, Schedule Changes, Singapore Airlines, Seats, Mergers/Finance, Inflight Entertainment, Fares, Air New Zealand, American, Advertising, 757
Three Cool things From the Aircraft Interiors Expo

I had the chance to spend a day at the first running of the Aircraft Interiors Expo in the US this week, and I have to say, it was pretty interesting. I mean, it’s not all glitz and glamour as you might expect. Sure, there was a red carpet there...

Published Fri, Sep 12 2008 3:09 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Technology, Seats, Inflight Entertainment
Honoring the Flight Crews That Died Seven Years Ago Today

Another year, another September 11. It’s hard to believe it’s been seven long years since that date became infamous, and it’s incredible to think how much has changed since then. There are plenty of tributes to those who lost their lives...

Published Thu, Sep 11 2008 4:41 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents
Obama on Aviation

I spent yesterday at the first Aircraft Interiors Expo here in the US, but I’ve got a busy week ahead. So, you’ll probably see my report from the show early next week. For now, let’s talk politics. I’m guessing that most of you...

Published Wed, Sep 10 2008 3:14 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation
Virgin America’s Impending Growth Spurs LAX Terminal Shifts

I had to go to LAX three times this weekend to pick up and drop off some friends, and while I was there, I saw a few flashing signs noting some of the terminal shifts that have taken place lately. What’s going on? This is all to make more room for...

Published Tue, Sep 9 2008 3:38 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, LAX - Los Angeles, Delta, Alaska Airlines, AirTran, Spirit
Continental Adds the First Bag Fee; Is Delta Next?

Looks like Continental has decided to start charging $15 for the first checked bag at the same time they work on devaluing their frequent flier program. Yep, they’ve got some bad news for everyone in this round of changes. The tersely worded statement...

Published Mon, Sep 8 2008 3:35 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Continental, Fares, Delta

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