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This month, I started something new. Well, new for The Bulkhead Seat at least. I began creating weekly recaps to encapsulate all of the news, reviews, offers, and more covered on this site. I’ve seen this done by many other blogs that I admire and thought that it was time that I joined the party. I was in Corfu (Greece) and Sarande (Albania) a week ago and had some fun in the sun. I’ve already started sharing flight, lounge, and hotel reviews and will have the rest the next week or so. Have a great weekend!
Airlines
This week saw Delta offer bonus MQDs for car rentals and hotels, a JetBlue status match, an update on the Alaska/Hawaiian merger, a horrifying attack on an Air India flight attendant, my head-to-head review of Ryanair versus easyJet, and more.
- European Low-Cost Carrier Head to Head Review: Ryanair Versus easyJet
- Air India Flight Attendant Beaten During Layover In London Hotel
- Flight Review: United Airlines Airbus A321neo First Class – IAH-ORD
- Back Again: Earn Delta Medallion® Qualification Dollars With Hotel Stays and Rental Cars
- Flight Review: United Airlines Airbus A321neo First Class – IAH-ORD
- Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines’ Merger Decision Expected From the DOJ Today
- DOJ Will Not Challenge Alaska and Hawaiian Merger
- JetBlue Launches New Status Match For Alaska, American, Delta, and United Elite Members
- Cell Phone Catches Fire On Boston-Bound JetBlue Flight
- United Increases Seasonal Service to Daily Between Washington DC to Lagos This Winter
- Flight Review: Singapore Airbus A350-900 Business Class – MAN-IAH
- Delta Brings Back Two Routes For Business Travelers Headed to Walmart Headquarters
- Hong Kong Airlines Considers Three Used Boeing 787s to Restart US Service In 2025
- Southwest Axes Five Routes and Adds Six New Ones
- Air Senegal Ends Flights to the United States
- Alaska Airlines Pilot Who Tried to Crash a Plane While Tripping On Mushrooms Shows Remorse
- Aeromexico Adds Flights Between Cancun and Miami Route to Its Map
Hotels
A new Grand Hyatt is coming to Orlando, Japan is getting its fourth Park Hyatt, Marriott opened its 600th hotel in the Asia Pacific region, and Hyatt made another acquisition this week.
- New Owners of Hyatt Regency Orlando Plan to Build Adjacent 2,500-Room Grand Hyatt
- Licensing Agreement Adds 31st Brand to Marriott Portfolio: Sonder by Marriott Bonvoy
- Japan’s Fourth Park Hyatt Is Planned For Sapporo
- It’s Official: Hyatt Acquires The Standard and Bunkhouse Hotels
- Marriott Opens Its 600th Property in Asia Pacific (Excluding China)
- Promo: Earn 3x Points at Homes & Hideaways by World of Hyatt
Lounges
Check out my review of the 1903 Lounge in Manchester and the Goldair Handling Lounge in Corfu. This was a light week for lounge news, but I share my thoughts in these full reviews.
Destinations & Travel News
Perks for fans at the US Open from American Express, the TSA looks to break records again, passport stamps are going away in the EU, and peanut butter is considered a liquid at security checkpoints.
- Why Has CLEAR® Plus Become So Useless?
- American Express Offers Tennis Fans Some New and Some Familiar Perks at the US Open
- TSA Prepares For Busiest Labor Day Week On Record
- Goodbye Passport Stamps: EU Border Crossings Go Digital In November
- The TSA Says Peanut Butter Is a Liquid. Do You Agree?
Passengers Behaving Badly
A former NFL player urinated on another sleeping passenger, a passenger brought a gold-plated gun to Australia, and another left a bloody mess on an American plane, plus a couple attacked a wheelchair pusher at Miami International Airport (MIA) this week.
- Drunk easyJet Passenger Sentenced to Jail Time After Urinating In Front of Others
- Airplanes Are Not Nail Salons. Do Not Clip or Polish Your Nails In the Sky
- Former NFL Star, Gosder Cherilus, Arrested After “Urinating On Passenger” During Delta Flight
- Fight Between Passengers and Wheelchair Pusher Breaks Out In Miami Jet Bridge
- Cops Bust Passenger With 41 Pounds of Weed In His Luggage at Chicago O’Hare
- Bloody Mess: Passenger With Bleeding Head From Hair Transplant Thrown Off Flight
- Send In the Clowns: American Off to Clown College Arrested After Gun Was Discovered In Their Bag
- Man Misses His Air Europa Flight and Breaks Down at Miami International Airport
Anthony’s Take: I hope that you enjoyed reading all the news, reviews, and travel-related items that caught my eye this week. Thanks for your continued support of The Bulkhead Seat.
(Image Credits: Towfiqu barbhuiya, Hyatt, Chalabala, and Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation.)
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