Top 10 in Travel News: Week of April 22, 2015

THE TOP 10 IN TRAVEL NEWS THIS WEEK:

1. Southwest to offer widest seats aboard Boeing 737 next year
2. Passenger kicked off flight for poking fellow flier with pen (via @merwolf)
3. Air NZ to start flights to Houston in December
4. US cruise passengers collide on jetskis, one dead in Caymans
5. Md. family claims airline made them sit in vomit on flight
6. Passenger faints and heroic Turkish Airlines flight attendant personally takes her to the hospital
7. Alaska Airlines will give you 1,000 bonus miles to tag your own bag
8. World’s Fastest Train Sets New Record of 375 Miles Per Hour
9. In 2017, Norway will be first country to shut down FM radio
10. Norwegian Air launching new flights to US, Caribbean

More news: L.A. Times | N.Y. Times | USA Today | CNN | Skift | BBC

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• Barclays Travel Community Offers Participation Miles
• Five Money Saving Travel Tips
• 4 reasons to check out Amazon.com’s new travel booking site

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