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September 10, 2025

New cities, more Wi-Fi, bigger jets

by Ben Mutzabaugh, Managing Editor for Aviation

Hello TPG readers!

Free inflight Wi-Fi for everyone? An all-new destination for American Airlines — and Allegiant Air, too. Alaska Airlines is going big with Boeing’s Dreamliner. And Spirit Airlines is facing a confidence crisis after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in nine months.

As usual, there’s a lot to talk about since our newsletter — so let’s jump in.

The rush for free inflight internet is turning into a stampede, with Southwest Airlines becoming the latest to join the fray. Providing flyers with fast, free surfing is now considered table stakes at many big airlines. That was underscored by Southwest’s announcement coming on the same day that free-internet pioneer JetBlue unveiled plans to make its service even faster.

Elsewhere, I have plenty of new routes to tell you about. American is adding a new destination to its map — a route it will serve with a flight that will become the shortest one it flies. Allegiant’s adding a new city too, with a Southern California airport that’s at the center of a budding turf war.

And there was a slew of other new routes, too:

Meanwhile, Alaska Airlines said it will add Boeing’s biggest Dreamliner to its order book. This move marks the airline’s bold entry into long-haul flying following its merger with Hawaiian Airlines.

And there are more questions about Spirit Airlines’ future after it found itself back in bankruptcy protection. The airline had already issued a previous warning that it could run out of money.

Rival airlines are beginning to take stock of the situation, too. Both Frontier Airlines and United Airlines have rolled out expansions on routes that overlap with Spirit.

I’ll wrap things up there for now. Until next time …

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