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I had to take two trips between Chicago O’ Hare International Airport (ORD) and Tampa International Airport (TPA) this week. Thankfully, we were spared any damage from Hurricane Helene (my heart goes out to all those that experience loss of property or life in the aftermath of the storm). This past week was filled with new route announcements, route cuts, passengers behaving badly, and more in the world of travel.
Airlines
United introduced new wines in Economy Class, an Air India passenger found an unwelcome addition to their meal, plus-sized passengers might soon have to pay for two seats on Southwest, Spirit considers Chapter 11, and routes were added and cut on United, Frontier, Breeze Airways, Spirit Airlines, Aer Lingus, and more.
- Gross: Passenger Claims Food Poisoning After Finding Cockroach In Air India Meal
- Air France Chooses Ultra-Fast Starlink Wi-Fi For Its Fleet
- United Airlines Updates Economy Class Wine Offerings With New Rosé And Sparkling Wine
- Virgin Atlantic Introduces Dynamic Award Pricing In Latest Change
- Will Plus-Size Passengers Lose Their Free Extra Seats Once Southwest Moves to Assigned Seats?
- United Airlines Connects Dominica With the Only Nonstop Flight From the NYC Area This Winter
- LSG Sky Chefs Truck Strikes Alaska Airlines Aircraft At Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Amex Offer: Spend $200 or More, Get $40 Back From Alaska Airlines
- Spirit Airlines Unveils its PiNK Uniforms in Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Spirit Further Slashes Route Map With 18 More Cuts
- Frontier Airlines Adds 22 Routes In Its Latest Update
- Breeze Airways Adds Four New Routes To Florida This Winter
- Korean Air Celebrates Its 55th Anniversary
- Delta Air Lines Signs Codeshare Agreement With Saudia Airlines
- FAA Concludes United Airlines’ Safety Audit And Finds No Significant Safety Issues
- Ryanair Flight Evacuated At Brindisi Airport After Engine Surge
- Is Spirit Airlines Considering Filing For Bankruptcy?
- Porter Airlines Adds Toronto to Phoenix Route This Week
- Aer Lingus Is Adding Nashville to Its Route Map In April 2025
- Frontier Is Offering 10,000 Bonus Miles to Every Customer Who Books A Roundtrip Flight
- Delta Will Fly A Whopping 968 Daily Flights to 215 Destinations Next Summer From Atlanta
- Virgin Atlantic and SAS Sign Codeshare Agreement
- United Cuts Flights to Palm Springs, Palm Beach, and More
Hotels
My reviews of the Hyatt House Chicago/West Loop-Fulton Market and the newly renovated W Hollywood, Marriott and Starbucks changed up their partnership, World of Hyatt launched another promo, and Jersey City ranks as the second most expensive city for hotel rooms in the United States.
- Hotel Review: Hyatt House Chicago/West Loop-Fulton Market
- Meh: Marriott Bonvoy® and Uber Partnership Changes Take Effect October 14th
- World of Hyatt Promo: 2x Points At Mr & Mrs Smith Properties
- Hotel Review: W Hollywood
- Wow: Jersey City Is the 2nd Most Expensive City For Hotel Stays In the United States
- These Three Chicago Hotels Made Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice List
Lounges
Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardholders now get access to Air Canada’s lounges.
Destinations & Travel News
Global Entry bumped up its cost for the first time in 15 years, TSA PreCheck® added two new airlines, and Chicago is named the the “Best Big City” for the 8th consecutive year.
- Global Entry’s First Price Increase In 15 Years Takes Effect Tomorrow
- TSA PreCheck® Adds Two More Airlines
- Condé Nast Traveler Names Chicago Best Big City In the US For the 8th Consecutive Year
Passengers Behaving Badly
A Cathay Pacific flight had to divert to Tokyo, the drummer from Matchbox 20 had the perfect song for a racist passenger who was offloaded from a United flight, and passengers had to step in to protect a woman from an abusive seatmate.
- Chicago-Bound Cathay Pacific Flight Diverts To Tokyo To Remove Drunken Passenger
- United Passenger Gets Booted Over Racist Comments While Matchbox 20 Drummer Laughs
- Passengers Step In to Protect Woman From Violent Seatmate on American Flight to Charlotte
- easyJet Passenger Boards Flight at Manchester Airport Without a Ticket
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, Virgin Atlantic and SAS, US CBP, and @robthomas via Instagram.)
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