The ULCCs did not fare well in this comparison at all. Sun Country, Frontier, and Spirit all saw declines from their positions in the original chart. They join Allegiant which is still at the bottom ...

Alaska’s lobby area is under construction, so there are only counters alongside the window. The narrow corridor was overwhelmed by people. Since we didn’t need a counter, we just kept walking until we ...

My name is Brett Snyder, and I am the President and Chief Airline Dork of Cranky Flier LLC. I’ve had the airline bug since I was young. I never wanted to fly… I just loved the complexity of the ...

TSA rule change on shoes might mean the end of 3 ounce liquid restriction and more – KJZZ The Show I returned to The Show to talk about the end of the shoe rule at TSA, but what I forgot to say is ...

But nothing is quite as terrible as Avelo which after having an 18.4 percent increase in capacity saw fare revenue just disappear, down nearly 28 percent. In returning markets, Avelo’s average fare ...

Aeromexico has found its place as THE Mexico City airline. In a place where slots can’t be found, as we all know by now, Aeromexico gives Delta and its passengers a huge opportunity to get to Mexico ...

Reading through financial filings can be a tedious task. American’s 10-Q for the third quarter of 2023 clocks in at 211 pages, and most of that is only of interest to the finance types. But there was ...

I am always fascinated by New York’s JFK International Airport. It’s one of the rare examples in the US — the only example? — that has multiple private operators running different terminals. And in ...

Yesterday I wrote about American’s big change in its sales strategy. One key component that enabled this change is what American sees as a big improvement in its “product.” The key strength in ...

Southwest does did not lay people off. In the nearly 54 years since the airline started flying, it never has laid anyone off, and that was a key part of the company lore. But late yesterday, on a ...

You said you wanted to hear more tales from our experiences at Cranky Concierge, so here I am with another round. I’ve written here at length about American’s big sales transformation where it slashed ...

There’s been plenty of talk about New York/LaGuardia finally having shed itself of the old Central Terminal Area with its gleaming new Terminal B. While the rebuild of Delta’s Terminal C continues, ...