50,000 tickets on sale for 1 Euro between 11 European cities.
Need to top off that
Need to top off that mileage account? Try falling asleep. A woman who fell asleep on a flight from Newfoundland fell asleep .. and didn’t wake up during landing or during boarding of the planes next flight … and wound up in London. Air Canada flew her home and credited her with the extra miles she flew.
ValuMags is offering a
ValuMags is offering a free subscription to the Sporting News.
A new meaning to transubstantiation,
A new meaning to transubstantiation, or the greatest pickup line ever? A priest convinced young girls who were preparing to become nuns that they should engage in sex acts with him — because it would really be having sex with Christ himself. Wish I had thought of that one!
Patient sues his doctor
Patient sues his doctor for leaving in the middle of surgery to go to the bank.
FedEx managed to
FedEx managed to successfully deliver a package addressed to Santa Claus.
Last Thursday I said that
Last Thursday I said that United would file by bankrupty by the following Thursday. It took only until Monday. I flew the airline this morning, and the pilot sought to reassure passengers that the crew would not be distracted. Now begins the flurry of activity — also known as business as usual — to restructure the airlines. Most of the news stories report on pro-forma activity, such as this piece from Crain’s Chicago Business which describes United’s request for the bankruptcy court to approve agreements with legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors, and public relations advisors.
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Fly from Detroit, Minneapolis, or
Fly from Detroit, Minneapolis, or Memphis to Amsterdam for only $179 roundtrip. This isn’t a fare glitch — it’s a shot across the bow of Northwest/KLM.
Here are answers
Here are answers to your questions about United’s future. The government rejected United’s application for a government-backed loan. (They were seeking $2 billion with $1.8 billion guaranteed by the government.) The vote was 2-1 against with the Treasury and Fed representatives voting against and the Transportation Department voting for. As a result of the government’s rejection, the IAM (machinists’ union) cancelled their vote on contract concessions. Without those concessions and without the government loan, United has said it would file for bankruptcy. United has about $1.6 billion cash on hand and its net assets are positive, but it is losing about $7 million per day and is on track to lose $2 billion this year. They are in the midst of a ten-day grace period (which runs out December 12th) on a $350 million debt…
