Veteran FlyerTalk member and connoisseur Sweet Willie asks “What are some of your ‘go for the view, but skip the meal’ places?” in the thread whose title is The view is great, the food is not.

I suppose that a corollary might be that if the food is good, the view is not.

Waiter, please seat me at that table with the view of the pile of garbage lying next to that moldy brick wall, please…
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For those of you who do not know, BIS means “butt-in-seat”, as opposed to earning frequent flier miles other than actually flying as a passenger on an airplane, such as from a credit card.

The reason why FlyerTalk member CAVU asks the question Is 4 million “BIS” miles and complimentary Platinum status really achievable? is because the current requirement of earning annual complimentary Delta Air Lines SkyMiles Platinum Medallion status is having greater than 4,000,000 Million Miler miles, which these days can generally only be earned by flying as a passenger on Delta Air Lines on a paid airfare.

Is it truly possible? Find out the answers in the Is 4 million “BIS” miles and complimentary Platinum status really achievable? thread.

The story about a Coughing girl booted from aircraft. is rather bizarre.

I was all choked up just reading about it.

Talk about clearing the airways - in more ways than one…

When Bearbear asks if there is a search instructions sticky somewhere on FT, Randy Petersen puts out the call for a FT FAQ on this. Can you help?

WineIsGood got a surprise call asking why flights on AA had dropped away. That is a nice initiative. Do any other airlines call their (past) customers?

martian is getting married (congratulations) and would like some help getting a friend from Norway to the wedding in Jamaica. The wedding is mid-summer and they have a limited budget. Are you up for the challenge?

FlyerTalk member and food aficionado Sweet Willie - as well as other FlyerTalk members - have some recommendations for you on where to find the best place to savour a smoked meat sandwich in Montréal in the Montreal’s famous Smoked Meat or Viande Fumee thread.

If you are unfamiliar with smoked meat, you must read this thread. If you have never tried it, I urge you to sample some the next time you find yourself in the Canadian province of Québec - specifically, in Montréal.

Which sites offer this useful feature?