Tips, Tricks, and Travel with Lucky
I saw this rant when it originally aired a while back, but forgot to make a mention of it. The Middle Seat Terminal posted about it yesterday, along with the video. Rooney’s rant is hilarious, and quite frankly I’m all for that week he discusses, because it sounds like the perfect mileage run opportunity!
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Posted on August 2nd, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: Humor, Media | 1 Comment »
Check it out here. No clue what freakbag they’re quoting, although the guy makes a lot of sense to me.;)
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Posted on July 28th, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: Media, Mileage Runs | 4 Comments »
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyanese authorities say a first-class airline passenger was so angry at seeing economy passengers leave a jetliner before him that he yanked open an emergency hatch and slid down the chute.
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I saw this story on the news a few minutes ago, and this was the only source I could find. Now this [...]
Posted on July 6th, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: Delta, Humor, Media | 2 Comments »
I’m sure most have seen the article by Chris Elliott about frequent flyers/elites by now, but if you haven’t, check it out. I’ve always had a lot of respect for Chris Elliott and generally agree with his conclusions. This article, on the other hand, is two pages of utter garbage, stereotyping all frequent flyers as [...]
Posted on June 17th, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: Media | 4 Comments »
Pop superstar Madonna was reportedly furious after a camera crew sneaked into her hotel room during her stay in Cannes, France.
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According to French newspaper Le Parisien, Madonna was so angry with the hotel staff, she refused to pay the $90,000 bill.
(source)
It’s kind of ridiculous that camera crews somehow snuck into her room, and you can [...]
Posted on May 26th, 2008 by lucky
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Interesting article and corresponding results about airport satisfaction. It basically speaks for itself, although I can’t really say I agree with the results. Actually, some of them almost seem the wrong way around to me.
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Small Airport Rankings
Medium Airport Rankings
Large Airport Rankings
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Posted on May 20th, 2008 by lucky
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Here’s a very interesting article about J.P. Morgan’s analysis of bankruptcy risk of various carriers. In a way I think they’re almost spot on in terms of which carriers are the most stable right now, but at the same time I think there’s an important distinction to be made here for anyone reading this article, [...]
Posted on May 19th, 2008 by lucky
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This is quite possibly the strangest story I’ve read in a long time, probably because it makes zero sense. From MSNBC:
NEW YORK - A New York City man is suing JetBlue Airways Corp. for more than $2 million because he says a pilot made him give up his seat to a flight attendant and sit [...]
Posted on May 12th, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: JetBlue, Media | 1 Comment »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge ordered CNN reporter Richard Quest to undergo six months of counseling on Friday after Quest was arrested in Central Park for possession of a controlled substance, his lawyer said.The British reporter is known for his boisterous and quirky style, especially on CNN International. He was arrested at [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2008 by lucky
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This CNN article regarding AA MD80 groundings is very informative, yet there’s one thing which annoys me beyond end (bolding and italicizing mine):
Bishop Bernard Jordan, a Harlem minister, was in a first-class line trying to catch a flight to Atlanta, where he was scheduled to preach Wednesday night.
“It would have been good to know in [...]
Posted on April 10th, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: Media | 1 Comment »
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