Man uses first-class plane ticket to eat free for a year

NY Post ^ | 1/29/14 | David K. Li

[SoFloFreeper]

A man in China purchased a first-class plane ticket - and used it to eat a year's worth of free meals at the VIP lounge at Xi'an International Airport.

The frequent diner purchased a first-class, fully refundable ticket aboard Eastern China Airline.

He used the ticket to gain access to the airport's VIP lounge, where high-rolling travelers dine for free....

The man re-booked his first-class ticket over and over again and kept the gravy train rolling.

Eastern China Airlines officials only recently figured out the man's scheme after noticing his single ticket being re-booked 300 times over one year....

[SoFloFreeper]

Old story...

but worth the chuckle as 2015 comes to a close....

[rfreedom4u]

Smart man!

[dp0622]

yeah, but he pushed it. greedy.

[The Cuban]

Kudos to him!

[Fai Mao]

This sounds like something my wife would try

[Blood of Tyrants]

Greed is always what gets them.

[Beagle8U]

“Eastern China Airlines officials only recently figured out the man’s scheme after noticing his single ticket being re-booked 300 times over one year....”

Yeah, and I so believe these dimwits invented gunpowder, etc, etc.

[Responsibility2nd]

He’s not THAT greedy. Only used it 300 times in a year.

What about the other 65 days?

(lol)

[Dr. Ursus]

I call his liver first!

[unixfox]

What about the other 65 days?

Those were the days somebody invited him to dinner.

[alancarp]

You’d think airport parking rates would have discouraged this scheme.

[right way right]

The Chinese are very “thrifty”.

[TauntedTiger]

In a small way, reminds me of a Bloody Mary marathon that I had in Atlanta!!!

[TruthWillWin]

Xi’an, home of the Terra Cotta Warriors. Was there last year in December.

[Charles Henrickson]

Chinese flyer drill.

[Bobalu]

A man in China purchased a first-class plane ticket - and used it to eat a year's worth of free meals

Ho Lee Fuk!

[timestax]

bump

[immadashell]

If the Worker’s Paradise had a food stamp program, unemployment insurance, minimum wage, earned income tax credits and Social Security this guy wouldn’t have to work so hard to feed himself.

[right way right]

I have a chinese neighbor who would go to the food bank and take from the poor. I knew her husband well and he makes a nice living as a union AP mechanic for....not saying.
He makes 80k-90k before bonus's and other bens and a paid off mortgage so....
I reported her, and told her about it too.
They no longer talk to me, that was expected.
Chinese people will not ‘lose face’ by admitting being wrong, never.

[cicero2k]

Well it’s been years, but the clubs at the terminal only need to see a membership card.

For terminal access, any old airline reservation gets you in, so he could spread it around. Southwest, for example would never care, if it is via the website.

But airport transportation in not cheap or free.