Jan
23
2021
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Just Leaving This Here To See What You Think…
Your Airline Seat Preference Reveals Your Value As A Customer
Jan
23
2021
When you’re in an aisle seat you direct your own destiny. You get up to use the lavatory whenever you wish and don’t need to worry about waiting on other passengers to gather their belongings to let you out, or your seatmates falling asleep and needing to be woken to let you out. I find window seats claustrophobic.
It turns out that the preference for an aisle seat over a window seat also means you’re a better customer of an airline’s loyalty program, based on data.
The Reason People Are Faking Covid-19 Test Results To Travel (It’s Not Because They Have Covid)
Jan
23
2021
Several months ago I wrote that as countries started requiring negative Covid-19 tests in order to travel people would start faking negative test results. And what we’re learning from people who are actually faking their tests is that it isn’t fear of a positive result that is causing them to create the fakes.
At LAX One TSA Worker Decided Screening Meant Seeing A Woman’s Breasts, Inspecting Down Her Pants
Jan
23
2021
A TSA screener at LAX has been convicted after requiring a female passenger to show him her breasts, and inspecting down her pants.
In Denver TSA screeners were flagging attractive passengers to ‘alarm’ so that colleagues could pat down their genitals. Think this is unusual? It’s not.
Hotel Housekeeper Was Stealing Guest Underwear, Leaving His Phone Number And Demanding Nude Photos
Jan
22
2021
Las Vegas police are sharing details of a hotel worker, hoping they’ll get additional information from other guests who may have been victimized by the man.
According to reports the 20 year old would steal guest property and demand nude photos from them in exchange for having their belongings returned. He also is accused of stealing female guest underwear and leaving a note with his phone number ‘call me to get your underwear back.’
Delta Passenger Arrested For Rioting At The Capitol – Because Of A Dirty Shirt
Jan
22
2021
Two days after the protests and riot at the U.S. Capitol, John Lolos had boarded a Delta flight at Washington National airport. The plane was taxiing out, but the pilot decided to return to the gate because he was reportedly yelling “Trump 2020!” Airport police met the aircraft at the gate.
The man was rebooked by Delta, but police later arrested them because something of something they saw on Instagram: the man’s shirt.
United Airlines Plans To Require All Employees To Get Vaccinations
Jan
22
2021
American Airlines told employees they won’t plan to require them to get vaccinated although they’ll encourage them to do so.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, on the other hand, wants to require it for his employees and thinks others should follow his lead.
United Airlines First Class And International Business Class Catering Changes
Jan
22
2021
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
The Jones Act: How Secretary Of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Will Keep Poor People Poor
Jan
22
2021
The Jones Act requires cargo ships traveling between U.S. ports to be built in the U.S., owned by U.S. companies, employing only U.S. workers. That means a ship from Asia can’t stop in Hawaii, drop off food and other products, pick up other cargo and continue to the West Coast. As a result goods are generally shipped to the mainland and then from the mainland to Hawaii. That’s one reason why things are so much more expensive in Hawaii.
Secretary-designate Buttigieg supports this because unions like it, and West Coast Senators like it, and the voices of the poor in Puerto Rico who are kept poor aren’t heard nearly as loudly.
Lufthansa Bans Cloth Masks, Tells Passengers Get A Decent Mask Already!
Jan
22
2021
Germany approved new rules to require medical grade masks on public transportation. Lufthansa has followed suit, requiring masks but banning cloth masks from meeting that requirement effective February 1. France and Austria may add similar rules.
If you travel, you find yourself in airports and on jet bridges, if you’re in indoor congregant settings with groups of other people then you want to use an N95 mask.
