New and notes from around the interweb:
- Senator Lindsey Graham walked through his Face the Nation talking points with Jared Kushner while waiting for one of JetBlue’s two daily Washington National – Charleston, South Carlonia Embraer E-190 flights to push back.
- United has started selling premium economy as a separate cabin for transcon flights starting October 2 on Boeing 787-10 aircraft. Elites who had selected these seats free are being moved, often to economy middle seats, so check your seat assignments.
We don’t yet know whether or to what extent there will be a differentiated premium economy service on these flights or how upgrades will be handled.
- This potentially dangerous electrical situation was reportedly videotaped at a Staybridge Suites in Austin.
My Dad Came Across This In a Hotel In Austin TX from r/Austin
- Tray table in Virgin Atlantic’s new business class seat is a problem
- DIY seat back entertainment from @ajsergent)
- After summer tailspin, Sun Country redesigns its customer service
Copyright: tupungato / 123RF Stock Photo
Hmmm….remember your reader a few months ago who posted that he was in the Emriates’ First Lounge in Milan, and he overheard Rudy Guliani–who made no effort to lower the volume of his voice–on a cell phone call, where the topics of discussion seemed to be of a rather interesting nature?
The real question for IHG: How quickly will they send an electrician to inspect every electrical outlet in this Staybridge, top to bottom. Or, are they waiting for a random survey from a concerned customer so they can promptly respond to it? They should hope the fire marshal doesn’t get there first. That could be a debacle.
It’s time for these franchiser’s to earn their money, and conduct more than a surface level inspection of the property’s bearing their name.
Coincidentally, this video appears on the eve of October, which, I believe, is Fire Prevention/Awareness month. That improvised electrical connection underneath the carpet should convince even the most skeptical person to test their fire alarms and check or replace their battery’s annually.