Maskless Delta Passenger Faces 20 Years In Prison For Mooning Flight Attendant, Throwing Can

by Gary Leff

Jan 21 2022

On January 7 a passenger on board Delta flight 45 from Dublin to New York JFK reportedly refused to wear a mask. According to an indictment he also “threw an empty beverage can, which hit the head of” another passenger.

While the captain was out of the cockpit he took off his cap and placed it on the captain’s head twice, and put his fist up to the captain’s face. The man left economy for business class, complained about his food to one of the flight attendants there – and mooned them.

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Flight Diverts When United Passengers “Riot” After Being Caught Self-Upgrading

by Gary Leff

Jan 21 2022

On Thursday night United Airlines flight UA90 from Newark to Tel Aviv turned around and flew back to Newark after a dispute between passengers and flight attendants turned ugly.

Two individuals decided that they needed the comfort of empty business class seats for the long journey across the Atlantic and onward to the Mideast, even though they hadn’t paid for the seats. A flight attendant caught the self-upgraders, and disagreed vehemently. The passengers didn’t return to their assigned seats, though, and in the words of someone else in the cabin began to “riot.”

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Marriott Won’t Even Tell Members When In March They’ll Devalue Points

by Gary Leff

outside marriott hotel
Jan 20 2022

Marriott is eliminating award charts, but they won’t tell us exactly when. So it’s a secret devaluation.

They say it’s coming sometime in March. That’s consistent with the original announcement that award charts would cease in March 2022. Some people have assumed this would mean March 1, 2022. And that’s possible, however a Marriott spokesperson tells me “we haven’t announced the date yet.”

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