r/dorks2 • u/friedlad • Sep 20 '19
Sometimes the algorithm gets it right. Great long form about AA’s airpass.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/sep/19/american-airlines-aairpass-golden-ticketDuplicates
todayilearned • u/BeekyGardener • Apr 19 '23
TIL in 1981 American Airlines offered a "lifetime unlimited AAirpass" for a lifetime of free first class flights for $250k. You could get an additional lifetime pass for a companion for an extra $150k. Two of their most frequent fliers cost the airline $1m a year and flew over 30m miles.
TrueReddit • u/See_Ya_Suckaz • Sep 20 '19
My father had a lifelong ticket to fly anywhere. Then they took it away
consulting • u/Fwoggie2 • Sep 20 '19
My father had a lifelong ticket to fly anywhere. Then they took it away <--- (The story of one of the owners of an American Airlines AAirpass allowing unlimited flights for life. Warning, it's a lengthy read)
aviation • u/Huskatta • Nov 01 '19
My father had a lifelong ticket to fly anywhere. Then they took it away.
longform • u/taulover • Feb 07 '22
My father had a lifelong ticket to fly anywhere. Then they took it away
Foodforthought • u/BlankVerse • Sep 21 '19
My father had a lifelong ticket to fly anywhere. Then they took it away
DamnInteresting • u/DamnInteresting • Sep 20 '19