News and notes from around the interweb:
- I interpret “envision” as ‘this is the current thinking of United Airlines, subject to change if this hasn’t been locked.’
I envision UA 321XLR config as being:
20 Polaris seats
12 Premium Plus seats— 🇺🇦 JonNYC 🇺🇦 (@xJonNYC) August 26, 2022
- You may no longer be able to tell the difference between onshore and offshore call centers by the voice on the other end of the line
- Emotional support eagle?
Our special guest was Clark the Eagle with the World Bird Sanctuary, who decided to give his wings a break and fly commercial. His airline notified us and we screened him and his handler. Clark is trained to spread his wings, and even showed off a bit during screening. (2/2) pic.twitter.com/SMkQAo65aQ
— TSA Southeast (@TSA_Southeast) August 25, 2022
- A Three-Day Car Rental Trip Mistakenly Got Turned Into a 22,669-Mile, $6,189 Adventure (HT: Paul H)
- Did you realize there was still one being manufactured, even?
- Sun Country Airlines celebrates 40 years of flying
Smurfs parading an eagle around then back to groping senior citizens. Liberty. Freedom. End the TSA.
United’s new A321………………. I am stunned. (in a bad way)
The Guardian of course took a Woke approach to the accent-altering software. How about the practical effect of intelligibility? At least caller from the US will be able to understand what the customer support person is saying. Doesn’t help the problem that most customer support people are not empowered to help you.