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Miracle On The Baggage Belt: How A Six Pack Of Champagne Cheated Congo’s Airport Odds

Feb 08 2025

A reader shares a photo of “A six pack of Veuve Clicquot that came down in baggage claim in Goma, Congo.. completely intact.” And I have so many questions!

These aren’t bottles of La Grande Dame – was it worth it to check these? And why pack them without better protection? Did the passengers pay customs duty? It was going to be tough to conceal them leaving baggage claim!

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I Took Her $100: ‘She Was Claustrophobic at the Window’ – Now We Know What The Aisle Seat Is Worth

Feb 07 2025

I pick my seats for a reason, but as long as I’m not being inconvenienced too much by the request, and the request is a reasonable one, I try to be accommodating. Sometimes I get a thank you.

So it was actually thrilling to hear about a woman that tried hard to really show her appreciate for a passenger that agreed to switch seats. She kept trying to offer $100 as a thank you on a Boston – Atlanta flight in first class.

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