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Greetings from Chicago! I’ve spent this week at home due to some local work events in town and have enjoyed time off the road. This week in travel news saw United’s CEO say ULCCs are dead, lots of new routes, a lounge fire, and more.
Airlines
Air France started rolling out free Wi-Fi, T’way Air rebranded, and lots of new routes were added across carriers this week in airline news.
- 99% of Air Canada Flight Attendants Reject Contract as Dispute Moves to Mediation
- What Are the Shortest Routes Flown by Airlines in the United States?
- WestJet Aircraft Suffers Landing Gear Collapse Leading to Emergency Evacuation in Sint Maarten
- JetBlue Becomes First US Airline to Deploy SkyBreathe® MyFuelCoach for Smarter, Greener Flying
- South Korean Carrier, T’way Air, Will Rebrand as Trinity Airways
- American Airlines Expands Destination-Inspired Dining to Oceania and South America
- Allegiant Air Adds Three New Routes Including Burbank After Avelo Airlines’ Departure
- JetBlue Retires Embraer E190, Completes Transition to Next-Generation Airbus A220-300 Fleet
- Air Canada Announces First A321XLR Route: Montréal to Palma de Mallorca
- JetBlue Adds Nine New Routes from Fort Lauderdale
- Contour Airlines Adds Flights in Illinois and the Caribbean
- Southwest Airlines Will Add Four New Routes to Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport
- Air France Begins Launch of Free High-Speed In-Flight Wi-Fi Across Its Fleet
- Air Canada Expands Its Global Network from Montréal and Toronto for Winter 2025 and Summer 2026
- Thai Airways to Entirely Eliminate First Class
- United Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Osaka After Cargo Fire Alert
- American Adds Vero Beach to Its Route Map in Florida
- United’s CEO Predicts Collapse of Spirit Airlines and Declares the Discount Airline Model “Dead”
- Delta Wants to Lead in Austin and Keeps Adding Flights With Miami Now on the Route Map
- Condor to Retire Its Boeing 757-300 Aircraft as Airbus A321neo is Set to Replace Them
Hotels
Marriott adds a way to find lounges, the St. Regis Chicago is still shady, and the Westin in Puerto Vallarta is going all inclusive this week in hotel news.
- Not Surprised: Shady St. Regis Chicago Hits Guests With New Fee
- The Westin Resort & Spa Puerto Vallarta Will Become Mexico’s First All-Inclusive Westin Resort
- Marriott Adds New Executive Lounge Search Feature
Lounges
A fire briefly closed the Capital One Lounge at JFK and Plaza Premium was picked to bring two more lounges to the airport this week in lounge news.
- Fire Causes Capital One Lounge at New York JFK Airport to Temporarily Close
- Plaza Premium Group to Bring Two New Lounges to JFK’s New Terminal One
Travel News & Destinations
The most delay-prone airports and remembering 9/11 24 years later this week in travel news.
- Can You Guess the Top Delay-Prone US Airports?
- Remembering 9/11: Reflecting On One of the Darkest Days In US History After 24 Years
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.
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