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Sir Richard Branson’s stewardess wager

Sir Richard Branson’s stewardess wager

What do you do when you’re a billionaire with a new car in Formula 1? You raise the stakes early on. AirAsia founder and group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes has accepted Sir Richard Branson’s challenge that the loser of the F1 race between Lotus F1 Racing and Virgin Racing dress up as [...]

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EVA Airways & the Hello Kitty craze

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If you aren’t familiar with the “Hello Kitty” trend in Japan, you might want to know that this is a fictional character created by the Japanese company Sanrio in year 1974. It became one of most well-known Japanese symbols that you can find virtually anywhere (TV, toys, dishes, home appliances etc.). With more than $1 [...]

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Feeling safe while flying?

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If you’ve flowing at Economy Class or with a budget airline, you have probably noticed how little leg room you have and how uncomfortable seats can be. But what happens when an overweight passenger is faced with one of this seats?

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Airline baffled by toilet clogs

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You have probably never asked yourself about the mechanics of an airplane toilet. Nor should you. But when onboard toilets cause an emergency landing because they’re clogged, it’s something you need to worry about. A flight belonging to Cathay Pacific, an airline company based in Hong Kong, had to make an emergency stop in Mumbai, [...]

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The World’s Most Luxurious Airlines

The World’s Most Luxurious Airlines

Though most people are finding it tough financially, which means having to curtail extravagant living, there are plenty who have no problems getting their mitts on money. This means those who are used to living the high life can carry on regardless and indulge in their luxurious side. And on everyone’s luxury list is a [...]

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easyJet blamed for Holocaust fashion shoot

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easyJet, the London-based lowcost airline, has recently published an inflight magazine featuring models that posed at the Berlin Holocaust memorial. The November issue of the magazine caused quite a stirr and it was considered offensive by their Jewish passengers.

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Airlines bad customer service in disguise

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We’ve all heard of twitter. We know what it can do for a company, let alone the entertainment part that we all enjoy when we update our personal posts.

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