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Delta and V Australia/Virgin Blue Plan Joint Venture

You know all those low fares we’ve seen on US to Australia routes lately? That’s because with two new entrants, there’s way too much capacity out there and everyone involved is bleeding as they fight for traffic. Now, those two new entrants...

Published Thu, Jul 9 2009 3:01 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, Virgin Blue, V Australia
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
Time to Get Married

The time has finally come. I’m leaving today for my wedding this weekend. As you can imagine, I’m not going to be online much over the next week, but I do have new posts ready to go live each day for you. The only difference you’ll see...

Published Wed, Oct 1 2008 6:32 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
Topic of the Week: Should Additional Fee Disclosure be Required by DOT?

I’ve been following this one closely, but I haven’t written about it yet. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is trying to require additional reporting requirements for fees. As you may know, DOT requires airlines to report limited financial...

Published Fri, Oct 7 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation
Alaska’s Deal with American Makes Its Frequent Flier Program Even More Valuable

Alaska and American have inked a deal that will give reciprocal elite benefits to each other’s elite members. This might not sound like much, but it could make Alaska’s frequent flier program even more interesting for a lot of people, some...

Published Thu, Nov 10 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, American, Delta, Alaska Airlines
Quick Poll - Which Airline Would You Take?

I asked you guys about which airline to take down to Peru, and now I’ve got another question for you. The wife and I are heading to Tahiti for our honeymoon, but we aren’t going until next year. Which of the following two options would you...

Published Sat, Oct 11 2008 1:47 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
United Furthers Trend to Offer Elite Benefits to Everyone Else

Ah the life of an elite member on United. No fees, special lines, and free upgrades to Economy Plus. It may seem like a fair reward for devoting your business to United, but the airline continues to devalue elite benefits. Now, the difference between...

Published Tue, Dec 9 2008 3:34 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Airport Experience, Frequent Flier Programs
Amazingly Low Gas Prices

I saw this on reddit this morning just had to laugh. You might remember when this accident happened: 8 years ago today. The Southwest flight from Vegas overran the runway at Burbank and ended up right next to this gas station, and THIS is what we take...

Published Wed, Mar 5 2008 5:12 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Accidents/Incidents
Why is American Not Trying Harder to Calm Safety Fears?

American has had a string of bad news lately that just doesn’t seem to end. When things started getting ugly in mid-September, much of the bad press focused on flights being delayed and canceled. That’s a reliability issue that may have made...

Published Mon, Oct 8 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Operations, American
Cranky on the Web (August 6 – 10)

Why Everyone Should Go to the Olympics at Least Once – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I wrote up my visit to the Olympics along with a bunch of pictures. It’s a worthwhile thing to do at least once. Read More...

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

Filed under: British Airways
Topic of the Week: Are United Clubs More Crowded?

I had a reader write in suggesting that since the merger with Continental and the introduction of “free” club access with a United credit card, the United Clubs have been more crowded. Has anyone else seen that? Read More...

Published Fri, May 25 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United
Why I Put Very Little Stock in the Airline Quality Rating

There’s been a lot of talk about the Airline Quality Rating (AQR) lately since the 2012 rankings just came out. I’ve generally avoided talking about this and every other survey out there, except for one missive back in 2007. It seems like...

Published Mon, Apr 9 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Surveys
Garrison Keillor on Northwest

I wouldn’t necessarily consider myself a huge fan of Garrison Keillor’s work, but it’s not like I dislike him either. I’m just sort of ambivalent. But every so often I come across a column of his that I really enjoy. Before I left...

Published Tue, May 6 2008 3:53 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, Northwest
Musings From My Visit to the Alaska Airlines Headquarters

While I was up in Seattle, I had the chance to sneak away from the APEX expo to go meet with the good people of Alaska Airlines. You already read about my visit to the Seattle airport, but I was also able to go over to headquarters and meet with a variety...

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

Filed under: Alaska Airlines
Anatomy of Allegiant’s Ancillary Revenue

We’ve talked a lot about how much money Allegiant is able to make on ancillary revenue, but for those who haven’t flown the airline, I thought I’d give you some insight into how they pull this off. My cousin and aunt flew from Oakland...

Published Wed, Jul 8 2009 3:32 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Allegiant

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