News and notes from around the interweb:
- Report: Two Boeing employees met on a Virgin Atlantic flight and wouldn’t stop doing the thing.
- Citi Premier and Prestige points now transfer 1,000 to 200 into Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club.
- The guy who runs statusmatch.com failed to get a status match for his own mother. Maybe Virgin Australia needs to hire him?
Kinda funny that I've helped 100,000's of people get a status match, and yet, I can't seem to get one for my own mother.
My mother is a Qantas Platinum One member. Has been for years. No covid freebies – she's a bona fide 3,600++ status credit traveller who requalified for P1… pic.twitter.com/3JyHxkwpyY
— Mark (@drdoot) October 15, 2023
- He’ll also need the priority boarding benefit by the time his lifetime Gold status expires.
My @Qantas lifetime gold status appears to expire on Thursday, 31st March, 2596.
I'll be over 600 years old. pic.twitter.com/4dyrL1zJlv
— Mark (@drdoot) October 15, 2023
- But have we verified he is not at the Doha Four Seasons Total Landscaping?
People say Twitter is dying but it remains the only guaranteed way to avoid a targeted air strike on your luxury hotel resort https://t.co/4jOTsbRHOK
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) October 15, 2023
- Fifteen years ago, the greatest document pilot incident in history.
The Boeing employee story was from 2017. They are probably married and divorced by now!
Hey! That’s not a Walking Stick!
Totally off topic, but I am hoping for some advice from fellow frequent flyers. My wife and I need wheelchairs when flying, especially in the larger international airports involving long security lines and immigration lines with sometimes long periods of standing. I understand that the wheelchair “pushers” are salaried employees, but they are extremely hard workers and, in my mind, should be tipped for good service. My question is how much do you think is appropriate to tip ? I generally tip at least 5$ and sometimes 10$ depending on the distances involved. Some of the international airports are incredibly spread out.
I would appreciate your inputs on this.
Are photos usually included with FA reports or is it just the word of the FA? I am asking because lying seems to be part of the airlines industry.
How do you separate the men from the boys at Boeing?
-with a crowbar
I like Boeing airline motto!
…and then there’s the one about the honeymoon couple that wanted to fly united but the flight attendants thought it would be improper”. …think about it!!
@DENIS A BEKAERT, no tips needed. Non wheelchair passengers don’t need to tip anyone and therefore wheelchair users shouldn’t have to either. Airports and airlines need to pay a fair wage. Period.
$5 or $10 is ok. Sometimes the distance between the inbound flight and the connecting could be 20 minutes or more away and the wheelchair employees work hard to get you to your gate. Don’t tip if they provide lousy service or have a bad attitude.
As a former Passenger Assistance Agent, aka wheelchair pusher. Most are like waitresses, paid less as the airline knows passengers are likely to tip. For sure , if you get lousy service tip $2-3. That way they get the message . Just know they work hard and at pur airport work in the heat and the rain as we have no jet ways. We do so appreciate a generous passenger
$ 10 and up is a good range.