United Passenger Threatened With No Fly List For Eating Manicotti Given Biscuits & Gravy As Apology

Aug 08 2023

On Friday I wrote about a United Airlines ‘1K’ status member threated by a flight attendant with being placed on a no fly list over accepting manicotti from another crewmember while sitting in coach.

It turns out that this passenger, who was on his 80th flight of the year enroute to Seattle, has already been flying United again. And he’s now getting the royal treatment from other flight attendants with the airline.

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The Worst Airline In The World Is Up For Sale

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Aug 07 2023

Pakistan International Airlines is the archetype of what a government-run airline is like. The government has been subsidizing losses for years — totaling billions of dollars — the last time the carrier even claimed to earn a profit (of $16 million) was 2004. Instead it’s been run largely for the benefit of employees, and for politicians, not passengers.

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European Flights To And From Africa Divert As Niger Closes Its Airspace

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Aug 07 2023

There was a coup in Niger two weeks ago. The new government has closed the country’s airspace – not just for arrivals and departures, but also for overflight – out of a fear of invasion with the Economic Community of West African States seeking to overturn the takeover.

This locks the nation’s citizens in as well. In addition to intra-Africa flying, Turkish Airlines and Air France serve the country.

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Passenger Becomes Possessed, Turns To Interpretive Dance After Flight Gets Cancelled

Aug 06 2023

When inner rage hits and there’s just nothing to do with it except let it out, I suppose this is more productive than taking it out on someone else.

A passenger whose flight was cancelled does just that – lets it out – by acting first as though she’s possessed, and then turning to interpretive dance to express herself. We’ve all been there, amiright?

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