American Airlines’ Emotional Journey: Honoring a Fallen Soldier with Grace [Roundup]
News and notes from around the interweb:
- I did not know American made videos of this. Touching.
Thank you @AmericanAir for bringing my boy home with dignity & respect. Most of all thank you for making us this video. I am so full of gratitude. #Rip #RIPSon #USNavy #USNavyson #proudmom #RIPCalvillo pic.twitter.com/FyvEQ99K6A
— Chancesmudder (@chances_mudder) April 5, 2024
- 25,000 points back on a Qatar Airways business or first class roundtrip or 10,000 back on economy. (HT: Head for Points)
Register and book by April 15 for travel through June 30. Miles post within 30 days of completed travel. You can, of course, transfer points between different Avios programs, for instance move British Airways points into Qatar Privilege Club.
- Go figure.
Blade now generates roughly half their revenue (~$120M) and all of their profit from their organ transport business. They bought a company in 2021 called MediMobility which is now their biggest driver of growth. Wild.
— Ryan Denehy (@DenehyXXL) April 4, 2024
- Ireland has gone insane.
Dublin Airport has decided to put an end to a long tradition of a Catholic priest blessing the planes on Christmas Day, as reported by @griptmedia. “Changes to security protocols around airside access” is the reason the airport authorities stated for taking this decision. Ireland… pic.twitter.com/fM2F7Bw5md
— Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) April 4, 2024
- TSA: People sneaking past security is a ‘larger problem than we realized’ 300 people have done it in the past year.
- “Filthadephia”
@PHLAirport @PHLCouncil @AmericanAir
Want to see the dirtiest bathroom in a 3rd world country? Just go to the men’s room, Terminal F baggage claim. pic.twitter.com/LsmN2dxK5k
— steven sav (@Vibe_Salesman) April 4, 2024
