Post-pandemic, United really took advantage of American’s market neglect, and it grew its share significantly. American realized this in 2024, and it started pouring capacity back in for future ...

Was a failure of Spirit imminent? The creditors were concerned, and the entire reorganization plan could fall apart in the face of rising fuel. Yet here we are, and Spirit is still flying — at least, ...

Fares can only go up so much, but airlines want more to cover costs. Bag fees? That hasn’t been touched in a couple of years, ...

At United’s media day last month, the airline proudly put forth a slide noting that back in the day, it only had the largest local passenger share in one of its hubs: Houston. Today, it says it is ...

This post is sponsored by Medjet. You probably think of Medjet as a great way to get medical evacuation assistance when traveling far from home, but there is more to it than that. And considering how ...

This is a bit different than a normal Cranky on the Web, because it hasn’t happened yet. But this Monday at 11am PT/2pm ET ...

Many of the airports I’ve covered in this ongoing series on former hubs have had to figure out how to shrink down to a smaller size to match the lower demand for the airport once the hub disappeared.

When I wrote about my recent trip on Southwest, the comment section had plenty of discussion around the problem of the Southwest B737-700. Of Southwest’s ~800-strong fleet of airplanes, there are ...

Having handed over the reins of Cranky Concierge, I decided it was time for a little adventure. I came up with a whole bunch of ideas, but in the end, I settled on something relatively close to home: ...