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Hyatt May Buy Another Hotel Brand and How Airbus Rose to Compete With Boeing
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Nurse Boarding Houston Flight Had $41,000 Confiscated – Money Meant For a Medical Clinic
The government confiscated $41,000 on the jetway from a 59 year old nurse departing Houston back in October. She was never charged with a crime.
The woman, a US citizen living in the Houston suburb of Katy, had taken her savings with her to start a medical clinic in Nigeria. She was bringing medical equipemnt and supplies on the flight along with the cash. Customs and Border Protection stopped her during boarding.
Hilton Hotel Discount Trick and British Airways Explains Britishisms
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Woman Accuses American Airlines Phone Agent Of Putting Foot Up Her…
A woman admits to saying something nasty to an American Airlines call center agent.
She left items on a plane, and was hoping to talk to someone at the airport, but was frustrated by the agent on the phone directing her to file a claim online (“I did say a not nice thing to him as I was hanging up the phone.”)
United Now Serves Breakfast Tacos and Israel’s Mossad Ran a Fake Diving Resort
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Passenger Opens Emergency Exit Door to Get Fresh Air After Landing
On April 28 a passenger onboard a flight from Sanya to Mian Yang, China thought the cabin was too stuffy and decided to get some air. He mistook the emergency exit door for a window, opened it and popped the slide.
New JFK Lounge Opens Today and Airline Unions Play Out Monty Python Sketch
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Passengers Told to Sit in the Lavatory, and Elite Status After One Flight
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How to Avoid Amazon Prime’s Big Price Increase – Lock In Current Rates Indefinitely
On May 11 Amazon is raising the cost of Prime from $99 to $119 — a 20% hike on their 100 million members.
I get value out of it at $10 a month, but I’d rather pay less. There are several discount programs – and a way to lock in current pricing indefinitely, too.