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Passengers Give Up Their Seats So Man Can Get Liver Transplant Just In Time - View from the Wing In January the doctors said McSorley needed to have his affairs in order – but also to “always have hope.” A Delta agent said, “We got you. No matter what, we have you."

Thai Airways On Verge of Shutting Down - View from the Wing According to the President of Star Alliance member airline Thai Airways, the Bangkok-based carrier is on the verge of shutting down if they don’t succeed quickly in a turnaround. Over the summer the airline's President introduced a six point plan to crowd source cost cutting ideas; reduce food was...

Passenger Banned From Cathay Pacific For Trying to Trick Staff Into a Business Class Upgrade - View from the Wing Self-described “social Influencer” Jacqueline Ng says she "filled out an online form. I emailed Cathay Pacific to try and upgrade to business class." She says she got an email back offering an upgrade subject to availability. She showed this e-mail at check-in, and it got her banned from the air...

Gold Smuggler Caught Because He Was Unwilling to Pay Overweight Checked Bag Fees - View from the Wing A man running a gold smuggling ring out of Singapore has pled guilty to corruption after airline check-in counter staff flipped on the operation. Apparently he wasn't just shipping his gold as checked luggage, he was too cheap to pay the excess baggage fees and bribed counter staff to understate the...