A boss gave a passenger a promotion – and $1 million – in Aer Lingus business class, while another customer onboard filmed the event. Video posted to Instagram was captioned “shit you only see in business class,” and everyone wants to work at the same company with passenger tagging Aer Lingus and writing, “help us find this man immediately because I suddenly have skills and availability.”
Everyone is focused on the check. I’d point out first that their travel policy has them flying business class, and most Aer Lingus flights are relatively short across the Pond. While the route isn’t clear, Aer Lingus doesn’t offer the upgraded cabin on its intra-Europe flights.
There’s a promised part 2 to the video but I haven’t found that posted yet.
$1 million is a lot, but here it went to only one passenger. In 2020, a man on a Delta Connection handed out $100 bills to everyone onboard for the holidays. And at the holidays last year, a Delta passenger handed out $100 bills but only to flight attendants.
Ok, so ‘the lottery’ fallacy. Got it. No, no, it’ll happen to you, too, someday, just keep buying tickets, and, of course, keep cucking for the billionaires… donchu dare try to improve systemic inadequacies or inequities… naw, naw.
@1990 – I hear Shirley Jackson has a good take on lotteries…
I’d like to work for that boss. The tech companies I’ve worked are run by the biggest idiots in the world. Back in the 1970s they might make McDonalds Manager.
The same people that have shoved virtual crap and now AI down our throats.
@Peter — Wow! Superb reference, sir! Riveting and prescient, especially for our times. I wish more heeded the warning of that short story (like, for real, folks like George may wanna brush up on it, but, then again, they may use it as a manual… *deep sigh*). It exposes the dangers of blind adherence to tradition, the banality of violence, selective morality, mob mentality, and the loss of individual conscience. “The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.” It can happen anywhere, anytime. (Anyway, happy 100 years to the New Yorker!)
Sorry, but I have to wonder if there’s more going on here. Like the au pair who does such a *great* job that the dad buys her a new car.
Yeah, right……. 😀
Afte no available flight crew resulting in a four hour flight delay, American Airlines handed out $12 food vouchers to hungry passengers.
@stogieguy7 — What kinda job?
@Ken A — If we had an EU261 equivalent, they’d’ve each gotten $250-700….
Having recently flown Aer Lingus from PRA-DUB A320 Economy (which makes BA Business seem downright nice) and DUB-JFK A321XLR, I won’t be traveling Aer Lingus again until they have A350’s and bypass JFK.