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The Weirdest Things You Can Buy in an Airport
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Why Hong Kong’s Rejection of Cathay Pacific Advertising is a Show of Strength for Beijing
Hong Kong’s airport and mass transit refused to display a Cathay Pacific ad which depicts two men walking on the beach holding hands with a slogan ‘move beyond’.
While this highlights continued lack of tolerance for homosexuality in Hong Kong, and backlash as societies undergo transformation, it also signals a broader discomfort in Hong Kong with social movements as Beijing asserts its influence over the increasingly less independent region.
This Airport Chair Workout Will Make You Look Like an Idiot Before Getting You Arrested
Shape magazine wants you to be a terrible airline passenger. They aren’t asking you to take off your socks and clip your toenails while resting your feet on the arm rest of the passenger in front of you. Instead they want you to take up a ton of space in the gate area and stand on the airport’s chairs.
How a Plane’s Water Cannon Salute Went Wrong and Popped the Emergency Slide
Water cannon salutes are a common way to celebrate or mark an aviation milestone. Fire trucks line up to spray water over an arriving or departing flight. This may last a couple of minutes and use up to 3000 gallons of water.
US Warns Commercial Planes Flying Over the Persian Gulf They May Get Shot Down
The U.S. has warned airlines that they may be ‘mis-identified’ flying over the Persian Gulf as well as the Gulf of Oman.
In a Notice to Airmen the US government declares that US air carriers (and operators of US-registered airships, except when operated by foreign air carriers) must exercise caution in the region because of risk of accidental military targeting, GPS interference, and GPS jamming.
Bonvoy! World of Hyatt! Now Another Program Changes Its Name
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How Drivers are Gaming Uber and Lyft to Charge You More
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Free $100 Dinner in Las Vegas and British Airways Tea Service Doesn’t Come With Tea
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US Embassy in Vienna Partners With McDonald’s to Provide Passport and Travel Assistance
The US ambassador has arranged for diplomatic assistance meals at each McEmbassy. And while you can no longer add pages to an existing US passport a McPassport comes in your choices of sizes and you can request a 52 page book when ordering a new one. Going forward, in Austria, this will be known as Supersizing It.