LUVing WiFi at Southwest
Earlier in the month there was some big news from in-flight internet provider Row44 – they received approval from the FCC to operate their gear...
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Are capacity cuts really the key?
For the past couple years now, as airlines have teetered on the brink of bankruptcy with more than a couple tipping over, the common refrain...
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Competition arrives for in-flight Internet
In-flight Internet service in the United States has been dominated by one name – gogo. Their service is being adopted rapidly across the country, with...
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Baggage fees add up to real money
What do $15 here and $25 there add up to in the US airline industry? Over one BILLION dollars in 2008. That’s right. A billion. ...
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United raises fees; Qantas cuts them
A couple bits of news on the “fee” front from over the weekend. Good news out of Oz as Qantas has cut one of the...
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Row44 finally flying
The battles between in-flight internet service providers are rather entertaining. The two main players, Row44 and Aircell (provider of the gogo service) are after each...
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Tokyo really is on the way home from Seattle
I’ve been trying to convince myself of this for the past few days now. It isn’t working and I believe that I will just give...
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Boston (really) joins the Southwest family
Southwest has had service to the “Boston area” for a dozen years now through their operations at Providence, RI and Manchester, NH. Later this year...
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The idiocy of change fees
Actually, I don’t really bemoan change fees too much. I understand (as much as any mere mortal can understand the vagaries of airline Revenue Management)...
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Delta finds another way to hose their frequent fliers
For those of you at home asking when the gutting of the airline loyalty programs is going to end, don’t look to Delta for any...