News and notes from around the interweb:
- Spirit’s plan to return to profitability: Expired Diet Coke for sale on Spirit Airlines, shouldn’t that be marked down on clearance? The flight attendant disagrees, almost like the Zager and Evans song ‘it doesn’t expire until 2425!’
Flight attendant told me my Diet Coke doesn’t expire until the year 2425
byu/Sufficient_Lunch6569 inmildlyinfuriating - The strangest reason to bond finance terminal construction rather than doing a public-private partnership Austin says they’re taking on $4 billion in debt to ensure the smell of bad barbecue.
“I mentioned a little earlier about municipal bonds and that we financed the airport through financing based on the revenues of the airport… versus doing a (public/private partnership) where you would have some huge company come in, build a new concourse, run the new concourse, and we would just make a payment to that company to have the new facility,” said Dennis Waley, managing director of financial consultants PFM Advisors. “What you lose when you go that direction is the Austin vibe, because you’re going to have more of the national chains. You’re going to have somebody who’s running it to make a profit because that’s what they’re there to do. And it will cost more, so you have to balance: Do you want that feel and that smell of local barbecue or do you want a different type of product?”It’s weird to think that private-public partnerships cannot have contracts that specify local brands as concessions. And, in fact, the airport isn’t all local brands (run by national concessionaires) now – there’s Starbucks, Vino Volo, Einstein Bros. Bagels… And the airport wouldn’t be making payment to that company unless they want construction and operations that are more costly than the value of the concessions stream.
- Passenger refuses to switch seats with a woman, who complains that this was rude – now she’ll be stuck sitting with her family. Flawless delivery, A+.
Unfortunate airplane seating.
byu/HerpesIsItchy inWellthatsucks - Avianca LifeMiles mostly rolls back latest devaluation
- The refresh of United credit cards includes lots of credits with each, including credits to fly JSX (which is part-owned by United and by JetBlue). You can also earn United miles flying JSX.
Dan’s Deals tells us,
[Y]ou can call JSX at 800-435-9579 and split your charge onto as many cards as you want. You can choose the amount that will be charged to each card. That means, if you or family and friends have multiple cards, you can combine your credits for free flights!
- Oh, come on. Cut it out already.
@united why did you make me gate check my carryon? There is room in the overhead. So annoying. pic.twitter.com/nc7fVt00Ed
— nirmito bandito (@kermitnirmit) April 24, 2025
- Go home, Southwest. You’re drunk.
- Foolish. Everyone knows your oxy goes in the safe.
The Cleaning Staff At My Hotel Stole All Of My Prescription Medication.
byu/hmmmmmmpsu inmildlyinfuriating
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