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Fuel Surcharges Refunded on Emirates Award and the Unraveling of Aeroplan
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.
Asiana’s Chairman Accused of Sexual Harassment For.. Forced Handshakes?
The Chairman of Star Alliance airline Asiana’s parent Kumho Asiana Group is being accused of sexual harassment as the ‘#metoo movement’ spreads to South Korea.
Park Sam-koo reportedly goes to the airline’s Seoul headquarters “on the first Thursday of every month to cheer on flight attendants.” He says he ‘receives energy’ by doing this.
Federal Court Says Banks Don’t Have to Honor Charge Back if You’ve Paid Off Your Balance
Dr. Malik Hasan paid $1 million for wine from Premier Cru Fine Wines in Berkeley, California. He charged the purchases to American Express and Chase credit cards. Premier Cru went out of business without shipping these purchases. Neither American Express nor Chase fully honored his charge back request, and he sued under the Fair Credit Billing Act.
Inside a Flight that Caught Fire Yesterday When a Battery Charger Exploded
An Aeroflot Airbus A320 from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Volgograd had just landed yesterday after its 577 mile flight when one of the economy seats caught fire following the explosion of a battery charger.
There’s video from inside the aircraft where passengers appear to be calm, but some on the plane reported chaos and some passengers evacuated down emergency slides.
Viral Inflight Yoga Video Raises Questions About Proper Behavior in Coach
As long as passengers follow flight crew instructions, don’t obstruct other passengers, and are good at it then it’s fine for one passenger — first come first served — to practice yoga in the aisle. Violate any of these conditions and it becomes a problem, and potential flight diversion, and a matter for law enforcement that ends possibly dragging the yogi down the aisle (in an epic ‘assist’).
Former Governor and RNC Chairman Arrested With Loaded Gun at Airport
Haley Barbour — former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Governor of Mississippi, and lobbyist at Barbour Griffith & Rogers — was arrested earlier this month at the Jackson, Mississippi airport with a loaded .38-caliber hand gun in his brief case.
His gun was confiscated, he was arrested, and he made his flight.
1000 Free Singapore Miles and 50,000 Hotel Points for 2 Night Stay
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Amex Plenti in Death Spiral and Why Expedia Wins
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Flight With Over 60 Plumbers Turns Around Because of Clogged Toilets
A Norwegian flight from Oslo to Munich had to turn around because of lavatory problems. Or as Google translate puts it, due to “a mistake on the toilets on board.” That sort of ‘crap’ happens all the time.
However what was unique about flight DY1156 is that there were 85 employees of a plumbing company on the plane and “60-70 of them plumbers.”