Weekly Review: August 22, 2026

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I'm at home with family, and am planning a trip for a couple of weeks from now, which should involve some fun airlines... I'm excited to share the details soon, but in the meantime, will finish up my current trip report.

On the points & travel front, this week Alaska announced its latest Europe expansion, Flying Blue unveiled a devaluation, the FAA introduced new rules around pre-departure drinks, Bilt and Blacklane launched a new partnership, Eurowings expanded its "real" business class concept, and more.

With that out of the way, here's a recap of this week on the blog:

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