L&LF posted a longer "recap" of his "Last Battle With Ethiopian Airlines" including his hidden camera videos, this evening.
What wasn't clear in the earlier post, the airline had previously offered (and was still offering when he was checking in at BKK) to let him fly in economy - so he wasn't stranded except by his own choice. Yet after all the back-and-forth, the local Ethiopian station manager arranged for a complimentary room at the airport Novotel after he mentioned not having had hotel arrangements for the night.
The post ends with:
Sadly, my story has a tragic ending. I failed and now have to determine how I am going to get back to LA. But this story isn’t over. Don’t worry, I wont’ be writing about it each day. I also will try not to hold a grudge against Ethiopian Airlines.
Then a later post asks for readers to "Help Me Get Home: Three Choices". Those choices involving: (1) $280 + 80K UR points; (2) $1,000 cash + 49.5K Avios; (3) 100K UR points. So rather than admit defeat and fly home on the sunk costs ticket he already had, he's willing to shell out up to $1K or up to 100K of valiable UR points.
This, from the same person who wrote here:
http://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.c...iopian-update/
I arrived into DMK at 3am in the morning and now I’ll give you some insight into how I think as a traveler. Money doesn’t grow on trees and every dollar I spend is one dollar less for charity, savings, or to lavish my family with. Not wanting to pay $250+ for what would amount to less than half a night at the new Park Hyatt, I reserved a room at a tiny little inn just a short walk from the airport. Price: $12.
You can't make this stuff up!
I think we may have a new leader in the BA most entitled, poor attitude, loss of perspective category.