A Passenger Peeled and Ate a Raw Onion at 30,000 Feet — The Smell Took Over the Cabin [Roundup]

News and notes from around the interweb:

• A viral clip shows a man on a packed flight casually peeling and eating a whole raw onion at his seat while fellow passengers react in disbelief. It isn’t a random cabin meltdown, though – the “onion eater” is an influencer whose shtick is doing gross-out food stunts in public.

  MAN BITES INTO A RAW ONION ON A PACKED FLIGHT – AND THE ROW INSTANTLY FALLS APART

  He pulls out a full onion at 30,000 feet and eats it like it’s a damn apple. Within seconds the smell detonates through the cabin – passengers wiping their eyes, covering their faces, looking… pic.twitter.com/lWEb3X1iCG

  — HustleBitch (@HustleBitch_) December 1, 2025

• Is Kevin Bacon the new American Airlines managing director of premium services..? He did lose most of his money to Bernie Madoff so maybe he needed the job?

  Dancing in the JFK lounge?
  byu/songwritersonprocess inamericanairlines

• Reno airport will open an RFP for a new lounge in the second quarter of 2026.

• Qantas first class will finally offer dine on demand and pour Bollinger La Grande Année 2015.

  

• 70% bonus on transfers from Chase to IHG One Rewards through January 15, 2026. Please do not do this.

• (1) That tape means maintenance already knows. (2) The action should be a refund – you did not provide the advertised product in exchange for the customer’s money – not a vague suggestion that you won’t similarly stick it to other customers in the future.

  Oh no, we're truly sorry to see that your tray table is broken. DM your confirmation code, so we can share this with our Maintenance team for immediate repair.

  — americanair (@AmericanAir) December 2, 2025

• It looks like American Airlines AAdvantage accounts are finally seeing loyalty points deducted when returning shopping portal purchases. Previously miles would be deducted but loyalty points would stick, and people were earning status buying things and then returning them.