News and notes from around the interweb:
- The man who lived inside Chicago O’Hare for 3 months had an airport keyring with 50 keys he found in a restroom
- German man used his radio to pose as air traffic control, give fake orders this happened in Australia in 2018 and in 2016.
- Arriving passenger has sex with quarantine hotel worker causing New Zealand Covid scare this is how the Melbourne, Australia outbreak happened, too.
- HNA Group which owns or has owned Hainan Airlines, Radisson Hotels, Gate Gourmet, 25% of Hilton, nearly 10% of Deutsche Bank, 29% of NH Hotels as well as parts of Red Lion Hotels, Virgin Australia, TAP Air Portugal, Comair (South Africa), Azul Brazil and much more is in bankruptcy restructuring under the crushing weight of more than $75 billion in debt.
- Update on the Denver American Express Centurion lounge, opening February 1:
Amex is opening their Denver Centurion Lounge on Feb 1st. There will be two bars with one of them being their “normal” bar and the second one being a craft beer bar with limited hard alcohol options. They will have a cooked to order pasta option in addition to their normal food. According to Odd13, they will be serving their beer at the lounge at least when they open. I strongly recommend Odd13’s IPAs if they have one ontap.
Current Hours: 7a-3p, plans to extend them when flight schedule increases
- United Airlines told employees they plan to re-furlough most of the employees they furloughed October 1 but who have been receiving pay because of airline bailout round 2. United of course keeps most of the bailout money for itself, spending only a small fraction on people whom they had previously furloughed.
- How all-inclusive resorts make money