Satanic Passenger Swallowed Rosary Beads Mid-Flight, Fought Crew in Miami Arrival Chaos [Roundup] – View from the Wing

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News and notes from around the interweb:

  • Satanic Stowaway Passenger Swallows Rosary Beads on Chaotic Flight to Miami (HT: Ken A.)

    Less than a minute after an American Airlines flight took off from Savannah, Ga., for Miami on Monday night, a passenger began yelling and shaking. Flight attendants initially thought he was having a seizure. But it turned out he was struggling because he believed a demonic spirit had invaded the cabin — and, at some point during the flight, began swallowing rosary beads to ward that spirit off

    …Disembarkation from the jet spiraled into chaos when Mr. Augustin stormed to the front of the plane and threw several wild punches at a flight attendant before the door had been opened, the affidavit said. Several passengers helped to wrestle him and his sister to the ground.

  • We rate this claim as true.
  • 15% off purchase of GHA Discovery Dollars through March 26th. (HT: Loyalty Lobby) Here’s whether it’s worth it, provided you stay at GHA properties:
    • If you usually book prepaid rates, which can be cheaper, and you don’t spend on food, beverage, spa, etc. then this deal doesn’t make sense for you (since Discovery Dollars are redeemed on property and you’ll have already prepaid the room rate). In that case you might give up 10% savings on the prepaid rate and 7% rebate on cash spending in order to buy Discovery Dollars at a 15% discount.
    • On the other hand, if you book non-prepaid discounted rates such as a corporate rate, AAA rate, or otherwise or if you just book the member rate because you – like me – are allergic to prepaid hotel rates since your plans change, then this has real value… especially if you already have GHA status which gives you both the biggest rebate.
  • Dutch government scolds KLM over displaying phantom award space and in response KLM displays less award space online (mixed Air France, KLM itineraries blocked).
  • Amtrak tried to own Southwest on free bags. It did not go well.
  • Really good New York Times piece on Dubai migration as an alternative to the West for skilled migrants from the Global South, it begins with the story of an Emirates flight attendant from Kampala, Uganda.
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