News notes from around the interweb:
- 25% bonus transferring Hyatt points to American not a good deal given the base transfer rate but a way for American to get Hyatt to give it money while neither has much cashflow. (HT: Deals We Like)
- Lufthansa pilots offer 45% pay cuts in exchange for no layoffs
- One tranche of Norwegian’s bondholders have rejected a debt-for-equity swap needed to save the airline. With just weeks of cash left, a revote has been scheduled for May 18.
Copyright william87 / 123RF Stock Photo - No matter how few people are traveling there will still be fights on planes (Spirit, natch.)
One passenger was taken off the plane but was not arrested, said Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek.
“It appears that he was the victim of the assault but initiated the dispute on the flight,” Parizek said. “It started because he wanted to sleep and he protested other people, including a flight attendant, talking too loudly.”
Parizek said Des Moines police did not have jurisdiction in the case because the fight occurred over Nebraska.
- States increasingly pocketing unused gift card money most of it goes to Delaware.
- This is incredible footage (but there’s no such thing as a 787-800)
Qatar Airways Boeing 787-800 (A7-BCT) was caught in a violent storm w gusts up to 61 knots whilst parking at Doha Intl AP (OTHH) and pushed around impacting its neighbor, an A350-900 (Poss A7-ALJ) causing damage to both aircraft. pic.twitter.com/D29ckPPiYS
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) May 1, 2020
- Watch: Passenger Get Kicked Off A Flight For Coughing. This was from March, not sure how I missed it. Likely paranoia on this United flight, now everyone would be wearing masks.
@jordanmzelaya Coronavirus on the plane ?? ##happyathome ##safehands ##viral ##dontletthisflop ##storytime
Reuters also reporting Norwegian has gotten enough support, pending the vote on the 18th. so have to see.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-norwegianair/norwegian-air-gets-bondholder-deal-on-1-2-billion-debt-for-equity-swap-idUSKBN22F0LP
Seems to be overreaction…just like the lockdown/shutdown is overraction in my opinion. People who are well sometimes cough. It is not uncommon for me to cough because a dry cough is one of the side effects of my blood pressure medication. I don’t know what recourse the guy who was kicked off the flight has.
Find the bitch who kicked him off the plane and fire the cunt. What a piece of fucking work, overweight fat slut should never be allowed to mix with passengers ever again. What a rude fucking American cunt. Seeing this pea-brained stewardess behave in this manner to a First Class passenger or any passenger just does my head in. She should learn her place in life, she’s a stewardess for gods sake, nothing going on up top to get that lazy arse job, get back to serving coffee, serving food and cleaning the toilets, that’s your fucking job woman. For fucks sake. How dare you.
Hello Gary- How can you allow Robbo post in the manner he did? Are you not monitoring your own blog?
A flight attendant’s primary job is to keep you safe — and they are trained extensively for any kind of emergency. Their primary job is not serving coffee and food or cleaning toilets.
Coughing and sneezing are not symptoms of the virus. How stupid can you get? Maybe airlines need to train FA’s about the symptoms of the virus.
@Gary… You need to kick Robbo off THIS plane. He has no business talking like this about someone he doesn’t even know. He is VULGAR! I will be very disappointed in you if you allow him to remain.
@robbo. Yeah, the other people are right. You need to man ip and apologize or permanently leave the site. You’re way out of line. If you were talking about Chump then I wouldn’t mind but talking about a woman like that, then it’s over the line. Get some help!
@Robbo…that was a CSR taking the man off the plane. By the way, did a woman hurt you or something? You need help.
@Robbo.. You don’t have a clue why a flight attendant is on the plane . Definitely not to clean toilets. Speaking of toilets . your mouth belongs in the toilet . To echo others above ; @Gary please get him off of this site .
Please get rid of that piece of crap “robbo” No place for him/it on this blog!! I’m certain he would explode if anyone referred to his Mother, Wife,Sister, etc using the languageused that language to refer to the woman in question. Utterly uncalled for. Grow up little boy!
If the racists and hoaxers aren’t going to be kicked off this site, I doubt people like this Robbo clown will