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British Flight Attendant Exposes Co-Workers Having Sex With Passengers For Money
“A stewardess was caught getting [business] on board as a prostitute. She was caught business-carding it — trying to drum up [business] on a flight.”
“She only got sacked because she changed hotel rooms but she hadn’t informed her [customers] that she had — and they were turning up looking for her.”
Internal Document: American Will Offer a New Third Pre-Order Meal Option for First Class
American Airlines introduced domestic first class pre-order meals five years ago this month.
According to an internal document American is improving the feature. Starting November 8 they aren’t just going to let you choose from the two onboard options on meal flights going forward.
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Transatlantic Business Class from $687 [Why You Don’t Want to Book Roundtrip Awards]
Business class fares originating in Europe to the US are often cheaper than fares which originate in the U.S.
Save the miles, save the fuel surcharges, and consider buying the one-way that’s sold cheaply while using miles for the expensive ticket.
Not Good for Earning Miles: Plastiq Running Into Problems Processing More and More Payments
Plastiq is a great service. It lets you pay bills by charging them to your credit card. This way you have credit card spend and earn miles, and you can also manage cashflow too (pay the bill now, at the beginning of a credit card’s billing cycle, and pay in six weeks or so when the card’s bill is due).
However Plastiq has been running into several problems recently. Perhaps this is predictable.
Award Alert: Business Class Saver Space Available for Delta’s New Suites
Delta’s new Airbus A350s feature 48 premium economy seats and also 32 business class suites with doors.
Award space is pretty much non-existent on the initially announced routes. They announced two new routes this past week though and seem to have forgotten to block business class saver awards.
Airport Adds Beer & Wine “To Go” and Data on the Number of Elites in Airline Program
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Smartphone Catches Fire on a Flight — Plane’s Fire Extinguishers Don’t Work
Just fifteen minutes into Jet Airways flight 791’s 411 mile jaunt a passenger noticed smoke coming from her carry on bag which was beneath the seat in front of her. She called for the crew to assist.
The onboard fire extinguishers didn’t work.
Did United Airlines Lose a Dead Body — or Just the Paperwork?
Ms. Sanchez was killed in a highway accident 3 weeks ago three weeks ago in Texas. She was born in Houston but her family is in Mexico. Her co-workers raised $7000 so that her body could be sent to her family for burial. Then arrangements were made with United Airlines.