News and notes from around the interweb:
- Always check expiration dates of food you’re being served on a plane.
Ummm @united I ate this before I noticed and I'd like it refunded. pic.twitter.com/T8lXveFbfT
— A. “Jinnie” McManus (@imjinnie) December 23, 2023
- The first-ever oneworld alliance lounge.
Not bad for a non-hub flagship lounge pic.twitter.com/XeuQkV78f0
— Danny Lee (@AirEVthingTRNSP) December 23, 2023
- Recaro makes horribly uncomfortable coach seats in Fort Worth (HT: Jim S)
- Japan is amazing.
cried thinking about this last night pic.twitter.com/c1ZfhfNfjB
— diet cokette (@chickpeasy) December 22, 2023
- “Asking first class passengers how they got rich” only most of them aren’t?
- Airlines try to charge more for business trips, but this still feels pretty shady:
Didn’t know that @Uber charges more for Business, vs Personal. In this case about a $1 more for the same trip, just switching between two modes. Why? pic.twitter.com/BHKMdo2R2n
— Rafat Ali, Media Operator & Dad (@rafat) December 25, 2023
- New Jersey Restaurants Are Being Fined For Surprise Credit Card Fees
Uber charges more because…
It can.
Algorithms enable capitalism to increase profits.
It was supposed to disrupt transportation. Now eith all the fees, it just costs more.
I would just like to take this opportunity to wish all Delta flyers a very premium Christmas
Shame on the airline for loading food beyond the use by date and shame on the cabin crew for serving it.
United catering issues? I don’t think anyone is shocked or surprised. The weakest area of the airline continues….
Doesntr LAX have a one world lounge?
@Bernard Tsa – it’s not actually contracted by the alliance, it is in fact a qantas, ba and cathay lounge
Re expired food packages:
Which is worst~ a slightly expired item, or one with a use-by date almost 2 years into the future?
JAL was guilty of the latter!
First time I caught the served airplane food having an item that had passed its expiry date was on an SAS flight years ago. Ever since then, I often look at the dates.
That said, some of those printed dates people encounter on packaged food may be “best before” dates. But given I am not like one of the 1.5+ million Palestinians being starved of food and clean water in besieged Gaza this Christmas, a complaint about food one or two days beyond the printed date on airplane food just seems to be a true luxury problem.