Cleveland Hopkins to remain a hub after Continental-United merger — at least for now | cleveland.com
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport will remain a hub for the new United-Continental airline — for now — but its long-term future remains a question. It is too early in the merger process to say how the new combined airline will use Hopkins in the long run, Continental Chief Executive Jeff Smisek said in an interview [...]
Hub Penalty or Price Gouging?
Image via Wikipedia As many of you know, I am based in Cleveland and Continental Airlines is my carrier of choice. Beyond the fact that CLE is a hub for Continental, I also appreciate how well they do business and consistently strive for customer satisfaction. Unfortunately I am seeing a disturbing trend for myself and [...]
Video: A Snowy Cleveland Airport
A view from our Continental Airlines Boeing 737-900 as we await deicing at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport prior to the start of our journey to Hawaii.
Video: On Approach To LAX Runway 27L
Continental Airlines Flight 735 from Cleveland, Boeing 737-900 N39416
Power restored after outage fouls schedules at Cleveland airport – USATODAY.com
Road salt accumulating on a utility pole caused a fire Sunday that knocked out electrical power to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, canceling dozens of flights and leaving airlines’ schedules uncertain for the rest of the day. The fire on a utility pole in suburban Brook Park next to the airport caused the pole to fall [...]
Power outage forces airlines to cancel most of todays flights out of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | Metro – cleveland.com – cleveland.com
A power outage at their ticket counters forced airlines at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, including Continental, to cancel most of their flights today. United, American, Southwest, Delta and US Air, scratched all flights until at least 6 p.m. Travelers planning to fly out of Hopkins today should call their airline before heading to the airport. The problem will affect [...]
An Adventurous Spirit, that Patrick McFadden
I sat down to compose this post today thinking I would share my thoughts on recent events, most likely covering the intelligence failures that led to the thwarted terrorist attack on Christmas Day and the heavy handed tactics of the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Agency as they tried to get their [...]
A Little Bit of Hawaii in Cleveland
A Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-300 is on its way from Oakland to Cleveland, carrying the Oakland Raiders in advance of their football game with the Cleveland Browns tomorrow. It is a rare event indeed, both in aircraft type and airline, and this colorful 763 will be a welcomed stranger on the tarmac. Aloha! http://flightaware.com/live/flight/HAL944/history/20091226/1848Z/KOAK/KCLE
