News and notes from around the interweb:
- Delta: America’s Premium Airline.
Panel fell from the ceiling of plane from ATL-MDW this morning
byu/GrumpusPug indeltaPanel fell and Hit a passenger on their head. SNA -ATL 04/14
byu/prankzbhardwaj indelta - Hertz Says Hackers Stole Driver’s License Numbers, Personal Data (HT: @crucker)
- 2 U.S. students thrown into Danish prison over Uber misunderstanding (HT: Paul H)
- Luxury goods stolen from multiple rooms at Hilton’s Curio Collection La Quinta Resort and Club during Coachella I guess the people staying there were less likely to be among the 60% who financed their tickets (!). It seems the better – and legal – strategy there is financialization – creating collateralized Coachella obligations. (HT: Rakesh)
“So we take these Coachella loans, combine them, and create a whole new instrument where investors can bet on whether borrowers will pay off their tickets within 12 months” https://t.co/ak3VgYTV3e pic.twitter.com/DWxgCRqDi2
— Alej@ndro (@starvinganthro) April 15, 2025
- Michelin guides are pay-to-play for tourism boards, but D.C. never paid. Instead, Michelin rates D.C. restaurants because the federal government regulates tires, and because they supply tires to the military.
- United’s twitter account keeps responding to complaints about United Nigeria Airlines.
We’re sorry to hear about the error. We would like to investigate the reservation. Could you please send us a direct message with the confirmation number, full name, and email address associated with the reservation? https://t.co/Y6hG6u2Kjj
— United Airlines (@united) April 14, 2025