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Brett Snyder
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I write Cranky Flier, an airline industry site + run Cranky Concierge travel assistance + co-author Cranky Network Weekly airline network analysis + co-host the Cranky Network Awards. Yep, I'm busy... and obviously, I'm an airline dork/#avgeek.
Now on Cranky: Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: AA Goes Holiday Shopping, JetBlue Enters its Lounge Era crankyflier.com/2025/12/12/c...
Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: AA Goes Holiday Shopping, JetBlue Enters its Lounge Era – Cranky Flier
Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: AA Goes Holiday Shopping, JetBlue Enters its Lounge Era
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December 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Now on Cranky: Spirit’s October Was Better Than September, But It Was Still Very Bad crankyflier.com/2025/12/11/s...
Spirit’s October Was Better Than September, But It Was Still Very Bad – Cranky Flier
Spirit’s October Was Better Than September, But It Was Still Very Bad
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December 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Now on Cranky: Indianpolis Built Its Terminal Further Away, but Columbus is Getting Closer crankyflier.com/2025/12/09/i...
Indianpolis Built Its Terminal Further Away, but Columbus is Getting Closer – Cranky Flier
Indianpolis Built Its Terminal Further Away, but Columbus is Getting Closer
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December 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Anyone know how to pronounce Sabiha Gökçen? I don't trust the googles, and it's something I've never bothered to learn. (And if you're following the news today, you may know why I suddently care...)
December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Now on Cranky: Southwest Confirms That Things are Firmly Heading in the Right Direction (Financially, At Least) crankyflier.com/2025/12/08/s...
Southwest Confirms That Things are Firmly Heading in the Right Direction (Financially, At Least) – Cranky Flier
Southwest Confirms That Things are Firmly Heading in the Right Direction (Financially, At Least)
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December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It was indeed American. I was trying to prove a hypothesis that even if AA was running a decent operation, people would automatically think it was AA just because of how crappy the operation has been this year.
December 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Friend was flying to IND today to see the Big Ten championship. Flight delayed due to mx, then delayed again since it was missing an FO. Now he's going home. Which airline do you think it was?

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/BNiGVB/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">American
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/BNiGVB/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Delta
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/BNiGVB/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Southwest
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/BNiGVB/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">United

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December 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Now on Cranky: Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: TSA, AA Want Your Money crankyflier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: TSA, AA Want Your Money – Cranky Flier
Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: TSA, AA Want Your Money
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December 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Now on Cranky: Flybondi Starts Its New Lease on Life With a Strange Aircraft Order crankyflier.com/2025/12/04/f...
Flybondi Starts Its New Lease on Life With a Strange Aircraft Order – Cranky Flier
Flybondi Starts Its New Lease on Life With a Strange Aircraft Order
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December 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I just can't help but love everything about this press release, including that the expert is Dr. Pellegrino. The whole thing just cracks me up. newsroom.allegiantair.com/press-releas...
Allegiant Introduces Altus Sol: A First-of-Its-Kind Wine Crafted for an Elevated Experience at 30,000 Feet
( NASDAQ: ALGT ) is raising a toast to their customers with the launch of Altus Sol, a custom-crafted wine developed in partnership with Sonoma Bespoke, a Napa-based winemaker. Allegiant becomes the f...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Now on Cranky: Cleveland’s Wild Airport Terminal Plan
Cleveland’s Wild Airport Terminal Plan – Cranky Flier
Cleveland’s Wild Airport Terminal Plan
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December 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Now on Cranky: Southwest Stakes Its Claim in San Diego With New Flights crankyflier.com/2025/12/01/s...
Southwest Stakes Its Claim in San Diego With New Flights – Cranky Flier
Southwest Stakes Its Claim in San Diego With New Flights
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December 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Now on Cranky: Allegiant Takes the Redneck Riviera Into Alabama crankyflier.com/2025/11/25/a...
Allegiant Takes the Redneck Riviera Into Alabama – Cranky Flier
Allegiant Takes the Redneck Riviera Into Alabama
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November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Now on Cranky: United Cuts Flights As Pratt Problems Mount crankyflier.com/2025/11/24/u...
United Cuts Flights As Pratt Problems Mount – Cranky Flier
United Cuts Flights As Pratt Problems Mount
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November 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Now on Cranky: Cranky on the Web: Holiday Travel and What’s Wrong with Delta crankyflier.com/2025/11/22/c...
Cranky on the Web: Holiday Travel and What’s Wrong with Delta – Cranky Flier
Cranky on the Web: Holiday Travel and What’s Wrong with Delta
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November 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Now on Cranky: Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Europe Gets the (Jet)Blues, Allegiant Adds crankyflier.com/2025/11/21/c...
Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Europe Gets the (Jet)Blues, Allegiant Adds – Cranky Flier
Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Europe Gets the (Jet)Blues, Allegiant Adds
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November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Now on Cranky: Spirit Learns That Bankruptcy and Concern of Imminent Failure Aren’t Good for Business crankyflier.com/2025/11/20/s...
Spirit Learns That Bankruptcy and Concern of Imminent Failure Aren’t Good for Business – Cranky Flier
Spirit Learns That Bankruptcy and Concern of Imminent Failure Aren’t Good for Business
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November 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Now on Cranky: Pittsburgh Leaves Its Hub Past Behind With the New Terminal That Opens Today crankyflier.com/2025/11/18/p...
Pittsburgh Leaves Its Hub Past Behind With the New Terminal That Opens Today – Cranky Flier
Pittsburgh Leaves Its Hub Past Behind With the New Terminal That Opens Today
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November 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Now on Cranky: What Exactly Is Avelo’s Network Strategy? crankyflier.com/2025/11/17/w...
What Exactly Is Avelo’s Network Strategy? – Cranky Flier
What Exactly Is Avelo’s Network Strategy?
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November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Now on Cranky: Cranky on the Web: The End of the Shutdown But Trouble Remains crankyflier.com/2025/11/15/c...
Cranky on the Web: The End of the Shutdown But Trouble Remains – Cranky Flier
Cranky on the Web: The End of the Shutdown But Trouble Remains
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November 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Now on Cranky: Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: The Shutdown is Shut Down, When a Window Seat Doesn’t Require a Window crankyflier.com/2025/11/14/c...
Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: The Shutdown is Shut Down, When a Window Seat Doesn’t Require a Window – Cranky Flier
Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: The Shutdown is Shut Down, When a Window Seat Doesn’t Require a Window
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November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Now on Cranky: Across the Aisle From Joe Sprague As He Retires from Alaska Air Group as CEO of Hawaiian Airlines crankyflier.com/2025/11/13/a...
Across the Aisle From Joe Sprague As He Retires from Alaska Air Group as CEO of Hawaiian Airlines – Cranky Flier
Across the Aisle From Joe Sprague As He Retires from Alaska Air Group as CEO of Hawaiian Airlines
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November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Now on Cranky: After Further Review, Frontier Did Not Have a Great Q2 crankyflier.com/2025/11/11/a...
After Further Review, Frontier Did Not Have a Great Q2 – Cranky Flier
After Further Review, Frontier Did Not Have a Great Q2
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November 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
What happens if a House member is late getting back to DC because their flight was delayed and can't vote to open the government?
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Now on Cranky: American Starts Its XLR Adventure Across the Pond with Edinburgh crankyflier.com/2025/11/10/a...
American Starts Its XLR Adventure Across the Pond with Edinburgh – Cranky Flier
American Starts Its XLR Adventure Across the Pond with Edinburgh
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November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM