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Cranky on the Web (September 19 – 23)
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Watch out for flight changes, tight connections – CNN Out of the Office I talk about how to deal with frustrating flight schedule changes. 4 trip-planning services often overlooked – Overhead Bin on MSNBC Cranky…
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Topic of the Week: Frontier Shrinks Milwaukee
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I know this happened a couple weeks ago, but Frontier has announced a massive cut in Milwaukee. Is this the end of the legacy Midwest operation? Will we see much remain?
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Translating United’s New MileagePlus Frequent Flier Program
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You might have heard yesterday that United has rolled out its new MileagePlus program which will take effect starting on the first of the year. What’s new about it (besides the fact that MileagePlus is…
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My Trippy Experience
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Now that I’m back from New York, I thought I’d talk about my experience using Trippy. You all know that I’m compensated to be on the advisory council, but that won’t stop me from being…
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Is Wifi the Future of Inflight Entertainment?
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As I mentioned yesterday, the big buzz at the APEX expo last week was around wireless entertainment. Can it really take over for the existing airline-provided systems? Will the old systems go away entirely? I…
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Virgin America’s Wireless Inflight Entertainment Isn’t Quite What You Might Think
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Last week at the APEX expo, Virgin America announced plans for its next generation inflight entertainment system. Wait, doesn’t Virgin America already have one of the best systems around? Why would the airline be doing…
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Cranky on the Web (September 11 – 16)
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Southwest to transform AirTran hub into ‘megacity’ – Atlanta Journal-Constitution I was asked what might happen when Southwest takes over the Atlanta operation for AirTran. Small cities might be most at risk. Keep your shoes…
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Topic of the Week: Icelandair in Denver
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Seems like a funny move – Icelandair will start flying from Denver to Iceland next year. Is this planning gone crazy, or is it a smart effort to capture one stop travelers to Europe from…
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Google Needs To Send Flight Search Back To The Hangar (Guest Post)
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I’ve finished up my week at APEX, and it was a great one. That being said, I have a ton of stuff to sort through for future posts, so I’ll be pretty busy until next…
