Originally Posted by
lazard
What's ludicrous is Lucky could afford to buy the ticket himself, but doesn't want to, therefore he resorts to asking his readers to foot the bill for him.
Unless Lucky has a million plus in the bank, I really doubt he can "afford" it. He might have it, but that doesn't mean he can afford it. Heck, I could scrape up the money, too, but certainly never would, as I can't afford it, either.
If I recall things right, I think he's going on a yearlong stay in hotels, so I'm sure his expenses are going up a bit.
In the end, it's an attention grabbing method of PR. If successful, he'll certainly give Ethiad lots of free PR, and of course he'll get a lot of fans/detractors too.