Nothing about the new WOW Air makes sense
As detials on the new WOW Air plans emerge the business model remains an interesting proposition. With a heavy focus on cargo in a softening...
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Suing away resort fees: DC goes after Marriott
Washington, DC hopes to finally kill off hotel resort fees the old fashioned way: a lawsuit. Can it beat Marriott and reclaim restitution for tens...
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JetBlue’s route shuffle: Big additions, little cuts
ANother route map shuffle is underway for JetBlue, with an unexpected route added in the Caribbean, a cross-town shift in Texas and a couple stations...
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A terrible transit plan for the Baltimore-DC corridor
The Boring Company (TBC) wants to deliver a “Loop” connecting Baltimore and Washington, DC. The initial draft Environmental Assessment document is out, detailing things like...
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JetBlue goes hourly(ish) from Boston to New York, Washington
Shuttle flights means hourly service and JetBlue is upping its game. The carrier will soon offer near-hourly flights from its Boston focus city to both...
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Welcome to the 2019 Haneda Slot Lottery!
Which airlines and passengers will win the next round of Haneda slot allocations? Four carriers applied to add 19 flights for Summer 2020. Alas, only...
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Skipping an inaugural: Cathay Pacific’s first flight from Dulles
Can it still count as a trip report if I didn't actually go? Cathay Pacific's first flight from Dulles is about to land in Hong...
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DLD 207: Second guessing Singapore
Will the Singapore-Newark route really fly? Some of us are more skeptical than others. Plus, United's new elite status for corporations, body scanner cameras for...
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Optimizing the east coast: United’s latest schedule shifts
United is moving around its east coast operations, shifting more connections to Dulles and away from Newark. Can the NYC-area hub hold up under the...
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Alaska Airlines dumps Dallas-Washington, DC/New York City routes
Alaska Airlines is pulling the plug on Virgin America's mid-continent hub at Dallas's Love Field; routes to NYC's LaGuardia and Wasington, DC's Reagan National are...