Will there be chaos this winter as airline operations get stretched thin again? We take a look at the data to help you find out.    Thank you to our sponsor, Medjet! The membership service that protects you if you get sick or injured while traveling.

This week, we're doing a retrospective on the most traveled destinations Cranky clients went to this summer!   Thank you to our sponsor, Medjet! The membership service that protects you if you get sick or injured while traveling.

You have questions and we have the answers for you! Welcome to our first mailbag episode! Thank you to everyone who submitted questions.    Thank you to our sponsor, Medjet! The membership service that protects you if you get sick or injured while traveling.

The last time we made an episode about Spirit, JetBlue had just gotten hostile...well they won and now pending federal approval, they'll get to merge with Spirit. We go over how this happened and what comes next! Thanks to our sponsor IDEMIA! IDEMIA is an authorized enrollment provider for TSA PreCheck.  

This week, we're talking about the great mystery in the sky....fume events! Are they real? Are they overexaggerated? What is going on up there?!    LA Times: How Toxic Fumes Seep Into The Air You Breathe On Planes    NIH: Characterization of the frequency and nature of bleed air contamination events in commercial aircraft   Cabin Air Safety Act of 2022   Thank you to our sponsor, Medjet! The membership service that protects you if you get sick or injured while traveling.

This week, we're joined by Southwest’s Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Ryan Green to talk about the airline’s big change this week!   Thank you to our sponsor, Medjet! The membership service that protects you if you get sick or injured while traveling.

On this episode of Cranky Talk, Brett and Dave are joined by special guest Dawn Gilbertson, columnist for the Wall Street Journal to discuss her story "11 Flights, 6 Airlines, 4 Days: A Flying Test of the U.S. Travel System"  Listen in for some surprising results as Dawn recaps what it was like to do all that travel over the Fourth of July weekend.    Thank you to our sponsor, Medjet! The membership service that protects you if you get sick or injured while traveling.

Thank you again to Ezra who wrote in with a great question: Do alliances even matter anymore? Star Alliance, Sky Team, One World, the Rebel Alliance, etc.  We get into that and much more!    Star Alliance  KLM/Northwest   Thanks to our sponsor IDEMIA! IDEMIA is an authorized enrollment provider for TSA PreCheck.

Summer 2022 is shaping up to be quite wild in the world of aviation. Prices and demand are high, travel numbers are way up, and airlines...are delaying and canceling flights left and right! Brett breaks down what's going on and what to expect on your travels this summer. 

JetBlue wants Spirit bad and is willing to go hostile to get it!