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Rapper Paul Wall Got a Disabled Veteran Fired at United for Abusing Buddy Pass
Paul Wall has been rapping for 20 years. He used to release albums with Chamillionaire. He’s had a modest acting career and some video games. And apparently he flies regularly on a friend’s buddy pass.
And he got his friend fired.
Frequent Flyer’s Scam Ends Badly and the Worst Gate in America
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.
Air Travel in Real Life Comedy Sketch
Tripp and Tyler have a new ‘in real life’ video, along the lines of email in real life (4.2 million views) and every meeting ever (1.2 million views).
The conceit is that passengers are all in an SUV driving but the experience is portrayed just like a flight.
Rapper’s Manager Charged for Threatening to Off Flight Attendant’s Head, Claims Racism
Rapper Rich the Kid touched down on an American Airlines flight at LAX on Tuesday and got up to use the lavatory while the plane taxied to the gate. A flight attendant told him to sit down. His road manager got into an argument with the flight attendant threatening to cut their head off.
That’s what it takes for American Airlines to deny charges of racial discrimination, it seems.
Rumor: British Airways Ditching Plans for New Custom Business Class Seat
You choose to fly British Airways business class when they have the best non-stop schedule to Heathrow and that’s where you need to go, or for connecting destinations when they’re the cheapest.
While they were a leader in introducing fully flat business class seating, today they offer one of the worst flat business class products in the industry. Their Boeing 777s, for instance, are so dense they seat eight-across.
Trick to Save at Disney and Flying the Air France First Class Mistake Fare
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Tourist “Took Too Many Sex Drugs” Ran Through Airport Naked.. and There’s Video
An American tourist named Steven Cho reportedly “took too many sex drugs” separately identified as viagra on Thursday.
He was waiting for a flight from Phuket, Thailand to Seoul when he “got naked in the departures hall… [and] ran through the airport throwing his own feces at staff and public.”
Door Ripped Off a 787 Yesterday as it Prepared for Maintenance
Scott, the low cost carrier subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, just managed to rip the left from door off a Boeing 787-8 as it was being readied for maintenance on Sunday.
Have a look at what happened to this two month old plane.
Passengers in New York Called 911 to Escape Planes and DB Cooper Skyjacking Mystery Finally Solved?
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