News and notes from around the interweb:
- The Southwest ‘snack mix king’ ruled this flight from Orlando.
@SouthwestAir @Southwest_Cares We spread holiday cheer by giving the flight attendants Starbucks GC’s and they made this “crown” for my Son, thank you Southwest for a great flight MCO – CMH 5047 pic.twitter.com/NHrwKDhpjj
— Matthew Neal (@mattynealo) December 18, 2021
- Free miles for joining Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus 1500 miles on joining (by January 12) plus 2500 miles with first flight (by March 31). (HT: Loyalty Lobby)
- Bankruptcy of Carlson Travel and 37 related companies pushes Carlson family out of the industry
- Only 45 foreign tourists visited Bali in 2021 (HT: Drew J.)
- The Reuben sandwich was invented in… Omaha? I love emmenthaler cheese, but I want my pastrami good enough that you wouldn’t want to distract from it with sauerkraut or of all things Russian dressing.
- British Airways suspends London – Bangkok through October (HT: Anne Marie)
- New York City finally retiring 58 year old subway cars.
Fortunately you don’t need to worry about your pastrami on a Reuben sandwich, Gary, since a real Reuben only uses corned beef.
A Reuben only uses corned beef. If you want pastrami in the sandwich, it’s a Rachel.