Routes and partnerships slashed in some areas, while others focus on innovation. Plus Spanish airports fight back against Ryanair and lots more.

New planes, new routes, and new seats all bode well for the future. And some lines being dropped might not be so bad, either.

Catching up on some reader mail, and also on big changes coming in airports served, meals on board, and vaguely boring partnerships.

So much noise for a handful of new routes. Is it really worth the hype? Plus an airline blocks customers and a hotel sues its parent brand.