I Tried The New United Airlines Burger & Fries, And It Was Actually Disgusting

by Gary Leff

Jun 30 2023

United Airlines sells a burger in coach that’s hugely controversial. Some passengers swear by it, and think it’s the best $10 they could ever spend in coach. They’ll even order it up in premium cabins. I wonder if that’s more a matter of individual taste than a statement of quality.

In mid-May United started offering a first class burger, and trying something bold: serving fries with it. That may be a traditional pairing, but it’s something tough to do as a re-heat on board.

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Delta Offers Real Food In Their Lounges, While American Overcharges For Chicken Nuggets

by Gary Leff

Jun 30 2023

A premium offering in Admirals Clubs or several years has been guacamole and chips, but that’s available not because American is willing to make that (very modest) investment but because the credit card that offers club membership is a Mastercard and Mastercard pays for the avocados.

If you want chicken nuggets inside an Admirals Club, they have those! But they’ll charge you for it. Indeed, they’ll overcharge you for it.

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Employee Arrested For Taking 143 Videos Of Men In Minneapolis Airport Restrooms

by Gary Leff

Jun 30 2023

A Minneapolis – St. Paul airport employee has been caught recording passengers in men’s bathroom stalls, and charged with “11 gross-misdemeanor counts of interference with privacy.” He’s apparently been doing it since back in February. Another employee noticed the concessions staffer trying to take pictures of him from underneath the stall in the gate E2 bathroom – and went to police. The suspected admitted that he’d been taking videos inside of bathrooms for months. His cell phone had 143 bathroom videos taken between August 11, 2022 and February 14, 2013 showing males “at various stages using the bathroom.” Still photos were also found from inside bathroom stalls, and of airport video surveillance footage of a male passenger “with low pants exposing his [buttocks].” Airports have cameras everywhere and numerous law enforcement agencies on site, making…

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Watch: Two Jet Bridges “Get Married” At Minneapolis – St. Paul Airport

by Gary Leff

Jun 29 2023

Normally when you enter a jet bridge you’re taken to your aircraft. And then on the other end of the journey the jet bridge takes you into the terminal. At Minneapolis – St. Paul airport gate G13, in what seems like some sort of infinite regress, the jet bridge will simply take you to… another jet bridge.

The MSP airport shared time lapse video of crew “marrying” two jet bridges.

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