News and notes from around the interweb:

• British Airways charges higher prices for inflight food and drink than their seatback menus list because they raise prices and take their time updating menus.

  [A flight attendant] told them to ignore prices published on the in-seat menu cards — as they had been increased that day.

  And passengers were informed card payment readers had already been adjusted to charge the higher rates.

  According to BA, “We’ve made some very small alterations to prices of snacks and drinks on our short-haul flights. These were scheduled changes and all on-board menus are in the process of being updated.”

  

• Goodbye, New Pacific (née Northern Pacific), we hardly knew ya. I never even had a chance to earn your cryptocurrency. Now it appears there’s just charter flying left. Here’s what your first class was like on board ex-American Airlines 757s.

  New Pacific Airlines will suspend all scheduled flights next week.

  After canceling Reno (RNO), the airline will also end its remaining route, Ontario (ONT) to Nashville (BNA), after April 5.

  New Pacific commenced scheduled flights in July 2023. The carrier will continue… pic.twitter.com/SjctyxnIsC

  — Ishrion Aviation (@IshrionA) March 24, 2024

• What’s it like to fly on Mexicana?

• This doesn’t mean what you think it does – but it still matters.

  Today, Boom announced the successful flight of XB-1, the world's first independently developed supersonic jet, at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California. Flown by Chief Test Pilot Bill "Doc" Shoemaker, XB-1's inaugural flight marks a major milestone toward the return… pic.twitter.com/Fm5TxTHEU2

  — Boom Supersonic (@boomaero) March 22, 2024

• Doctor describes dealing with a medical emergency on an American Airlines flight.

  Had a medical emergency on a flight. Lessons learned from an OB anesthesiologist:

  1. It’s helpful to carry your medical license / proof of being a physician.

  2. You only get TWO (2) 22 gauge intravenous catheters! Not sure if this is standard. Pick your veins wisely.

  3. You… pic.twitter.com/7hDNCgjXyb

  — Cesar Padilla, M.D. (@TheMillennialMD) March 23, 2024

• Amex Centurion Lounge Dallas now serves homemade ice cream

  [J]ust past the entrance was a cart decked out in Amex’s signature blue branding, equipped with some devices to churn ice cream fresh right before your eyes, as well as a range of toppings from chocolate chips to coconut (though you aren’t allowed to touch them yourself for health & safety reasons, you can ask for whatever you want and an attendant will add your toppings).

• Inside the elite Swiss school for hotel managers

• You’ve heard of the Unclaimed Baggage store where you can buy other people’s stuff their airline lost. Here’s where you can buy the stuff that TSA confiscates.