(Full power to the cynical-a tron) I wonder how the article (and trip reports) would read if he had been shipped over to the Colonies in a middle seat in Basic Economy, and had to deal with real weather and missed connections, and "faux mechanicals". Instead, he's in J, with a crew of FA's fully warned he was a VIP (almost CK-like).
Social media is important to AA. Love the color coding! Now I need a twitter account. NOT!
Sidebar-According to MrsDallas49er, who grew up in London and whose father was a correspondent for AP, the Mail is way below the Times or the Telegraph, and just a cut above the Sun, The National Enquirer (USA) and the Times of India.