Global Times reports on a story that took place in Kunming, which is in China’s Southwest Yunnan Province. This is apparently true, bizarre as it may sound.
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That sounds very much like the scene in a Chinese comedy movie around ten years ago, where a guy drinks a gallon of milk at airport security after figuring out he cannot bring this much liquid on plane
Wasn't there a episode in I Love Lucy where flying back form Europe to the US Lucy had a 25lb block of cheese. Trying to avoid the bag fee pretended it was a baby, only then to discover she'd have to pay the fare for the baby, then decided her and Ethel would eat the cheese. On returning to the US the customs officer wasn't convinced the two of them could have eaten a huge cheese. Fred reassured him with his wife, it's possible.
1. This sounds like a maths problem
2. I’m surprised they could stomach all that
To think they could have avoid these fees with an American Express Platinum Card that offers a $200 Annual Airline Fee Credit. Please see below to apply for the American Express Platinum Card. Do YOU want to know MORE about the American Express Platinum Card?
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That’s some major heartburn and it’s hard to imagine the acid reflux that followed.
I recall having to forfeit nearly all my makeup (mascara, lip gloss and foundation) to a security agent at LHR back in the early days of the liquid ban. That particular agent had a liberal view of what constituted liquids. The pain wasn’t complete until I personally dropped my expensive cosmetics in the garbage can but I never thought of using them up prior to that!
Are we ever going to talk about HNA going thru bankruptcy protection or did I miss it?
@Jeffrey, Or they can apply for the Gold card for the $100 airline fee credit which is still enough to cover this oranges fee. This would be a little more affordable since they couldn't "afford" the airline fee to begin with.
But they to hurry up to apply for Amex Gold as after midnight the benefit for airline credit will be gone!
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@ Luke
@ Jeffrey Chang
... China does NOT offer such crazy things as airline fee credits on A N Y AmEx Card, it's only on certain US airlines!
Maybe you'll read up about that, once you get your 2021 review on that PLATINUM AmEx Card!?
... also the GOLD Card does NOT refund any fees from Chinese Airlines!
Just had to note that as it seems some people still don;t understand the rules yet or just think locally, even if China will never be in the US. 😉
@David: Ricky saying “I’m not sitting next to that thing” when Lucy’s nosy neighbor asks him if he wants to sit next to his baby lol.
Based on a cursory google search, the average male in China weighs 66.5kg. That means, assuming they were all male, on average, each of those 4 people's bodies were almost 9% orange during the flight.
Well at least it was oranges and not tiger wine, shark fin soup, rhino horn, and all the other wacky "traditional" medicine.
Big box of oranges: $7.75
Doctor's bill: $100.00
Taxi to/from doctor's office: $10.00
Burning a hole in the lining of your stomach: Priceless
Some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's Mastercard.
No. Amex Platinum would not work since it is tied to an airline and mostly only American carriers are on the list. The reason that this doesn't make sense is because of how cheap express mail is in China. You can send documents across cities for as low as 12 RMB (~$1.68) or between other cities for around 20. Even things that weigh a lot often only cost 50 or less. So it doesn't make sense why they did not send it instead. Poor planning.
I've eaten A LOT of fresh Hawaiian fruits at HNL knowing I couldn't bring them back...
CA gives 20 kg free bags per person...so they already had 80kg check in luggage? Surely they could've put on some clothes or something to reduce the weight of their suitcases? And in my experience if you're a few kgs over most agents will look the other way.
Reminds me of this story, also in China:
https://onemileatatime.com/lady-denied-boarding-after-chugging-bottle-of-cognac-at-beijing-airport/
Funny story. I'd rather not ever meet or know the people that have the gall to not appreciate it and feel compelled to troll/attack Ben for publishing it. Whimsical and bizarre. Onward!
Black woman receives “African American service charge” after American Airlines flight
has this been addressed anywhere? especially now that we in BHM. = black history month
if this was a TPG story, he'd have a link to the credit card to avoid bag fees!
Sounds like the guy in the UK who put on all the clothes in his bag to avoid checking it in with Ryanair and finally passed out from heat exhaustion.