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Old Aug 11, 2016 | 12:46 pm
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Originally Posted by mrtrickdk
So upon checking my seat assignments for an upcoming flight; I saw this:
"You are traveling on a carrier other than American Airlines or American Eagle; please call ROYAL TONGAN AIRLINES for your seat assignment"

Per Wikipedia: "Royal Tongan Airlines was the national airline of Tonga until liquidation in 2004. It was a government agency and operated interisland services and international routes"

Didn't realize that AA Eagle started outsourcing their YYZ to ORD flights to Royal Tongan Airlines - Gave me a good laugh.... I wonder if they recognize my Elite level?
That's a pretty impressive website fail. I'm curious how the website would even know such an airline existed.
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