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And the Winner Is . . .

. . . not Cranky. If you went to check the Weblog Award site after the voting ended on Tuesday, you likely saw that my blog ended the race in second, down 29 votes to a small Swiss blog called MyKugelhopf. But they didn’t officially release the...

Published Fri, Jan 16 2009 5:54 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
Top 5 Ways US Airways Might Increase Revenues or Reduce Costs

Ever get the feeling US Airways is a sinking ship that’s throwing off as much weight as it can to stay afloat? This week we’ve seen the airline drop inflight entertainment on domestic flights and ditch all the onboard equipment. They’re...

Published Fri, Jul 11 2008 4:08 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Inflight Entertainment, Fares
Alaska to Hawai’i (Trip Report)

I had been looking forward to this vacation for a long time. My family headed out to Maui to celebrate my dad’s 65th birthday and we decided to fly Alaska over there. The airline was fantastic, and the crews were both stellar. Unfortunately, the...

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

Filed under: Trip Reports, Alaska Airlines
Cranky on the Web (June 25 – 29)

In-Flight Entertainment Check: What You’ll Get on Each Airline – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I did a round-up of domestic inflight entertainment options for Conde Nast. Why Vegas Flights Might Cost More – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Vegas...

Published Sat, Jun 30 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Inflight Entertainment, LAS - Las Vegas
Topic of the Week: Can Richard Branson Fix American?

Sir Richard Branson, boss of all things Virgin, did an interview with NPR last week explaining how he would fix American. “You would need to really go into all the planes; gut them out, you know; get the best interior designers, as you would with...

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American, Virgin Atlantic
Topic of the Week: My 2,000th Post and a Look Back

It took more than 6 years to get here, but this post is my 2,000th. And on those 2,000 posts, you’ve left more than 33,333 comments. That’s a lot of words. So I thought I would look back at some of the things I blogged about during that first...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
Topic of the Week: Milestones for Continental and America West

There were a couple of somewhat minor milestones in the eyes of travelers this week, but I thought it was worth sharing. First, Continental and United started operating on a single operating certificate. Even though they’re using the old Continental...

Published Fri, Dec 2 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Continental, America West
Skybus Shutdown Completes This Week’s Hat Trick

Seriously, this is getting ridiculous. Monday it’s Aloha, Thursday it’s ATA, and now Saturday it’s Skybus. The airline flew its final flight last night, and now all the shiny new Airbii (um, let’s just pretend like that’s...

Published Sat, Apr 5 2008 2:51 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: ATA, Aloha, Skybus
A Couple of Interesting Websites

Just about every day, I get press releases that have absolutely nothing to do with what I write about. Frankly, it gets a little annoying, but that doesn’t mean I want people to stop sending them. It’s easy to delete, and every so often I...

Published Tue, Oct 7 2008 3:15 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
Cranky on the Web (October 24 – 28)

If you’re wondering where my CNN column has gone, it hasn’t disappeared. I’m just going to be writing a little less frequently. The next one will go up on Monday, and as always, will be linked to from here. I’m also hoping to have...

Published Sat, Oct 29 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
International Airlines Start Adding Fees, Making Cuts Like US Carriers

It was only a matter of time until global carriers started following in their US counterparts’ shoes, right? As airlines around the world continue to bleed, we’re seeing them start to cut back. Today we’ll take a look at British Airways...

Published Thu, Aug 6 2009 3:28 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, ANA
Am I Negatively Biased Against American? (Ask Cranky)

I’m guessing you’ve read a lot about Hurricane Sandy this morning, so I won’t bore you with the same. (Summary: lots of cancellations, be patient.) Instead, I thought I’d talk about a short and simple note that came in recently...

Published Mon, Oct 29 2012 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American, Ask Cranky
The Next North American Battleground… Small Canadian Cities

North America is a big place. When you think about where the next big airline battle is likely to be, you probably aren’t going to guess it’s in small town Canada. You’d be wrong. The battle is brewing, and Air Canada is on the defensive...

Published Tue, Oct 23 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Air Canada, Westjet
Frontier’s Clever But Risky Move to Encourage People to Book Direct

A couple weeks ago, Frontier announced that it would reduce benefits for those who book flights through third parties. Reaction was all over the map with some saying it was great and others saying it was terrible. In my mind, this is a very clever move...

Published Tue, Oct 2 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier
Southwest Introduces Unique Ticket Counter at LaGuardia

Last week, Southwest’s big news was that it began service to New York’s LaGuardia Airport. For me, the interesting piece wasn’t in the air but rather on the ground. Southwest has introduced a pretty interesting looking ticket counter...

Published Mon, Jul 6 2009 3:28 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Baggage, Southwest

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