Turkish Airlines, partially government-owned and a Star Alliance member, offers a “martyr discount” of up to 50% off flights for the relatives of individuals who have given up their lives in the name of their Muslim beliefs. While the discount has generated controversy amidst the current Israel-Hamas war, it was originally intended to honor those who resisted Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt and is not new.
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Nothing Can Bring Full Return To Office As Airlines Exaggerate Return Of Corporate Travel [Roundup]
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Is It A Surprise American Airlines Doesn’t Say The Word “Premium” As Often As Delta? [Roundup]
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UK Government Throws Shade At Startup Airline, Is It All Fake? [Roundup]
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American Airlines Flight Attendants Union Taunts Passengers With Christmas Strike [Roundup]
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Airline Overbooking Compensation: How To Hold Out For A Bigger Payoff [Roundup]
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American Airlines First Class: “Chicken Comes Out And It’s Not Good, And, There’s A Dead Beetle” [Roundup]
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Lord and Lady Titles at TSA? Not a Good Idea [Roundup]
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In Living Color Star, Barred From Flying United, Boarded Flight Anyway [Roundup]
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Warning: DEA Agents Are Searching Airline Passengers At Their Gates And Taking Their Money
DEA agents in disguise are hanging out in airport terminals and going from gate to gate searching passengers as they prepare to board their flights.
In the Atlanta airport they’ve been found telling passengers it’s a ‘secondary screening’ to make them believe they’re required to submit, even though as a legal matter doing so is voluntary. Passengers don’t know they can just say no. But saying no may mean being detained. And when agents find cash, they keep it.