The Miles and More Forum Biergarten Thread — Everybody is Welcome
Feb 23, 2014, 2:20 am
#1321
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Jan Koum, aka jkb76, founder of WhatsApp posted on FT from onboard LH455 on Thursday night on his way to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. He said the deal with Facebook had to be concluded on Wednesday because he had an M&M award ticket which was not easily refundable or possible to change. Perhaps he wanted to avoid paying €50 change fees? 
(Edit: not knowing any more about the background of the story, I will take it a face value and also give a shout out to those CEOs who set a good example of saving money on their daily work activities and who don't insist on special exceptions to the corporate travel policy for their own needs. When one becomes famous enough that security is a problem, then I understand the need for a special policy, but I have travelled in NEK (and even on U2) with more than a few senior executives who can't justify the cost differential between NEK C and Y.)
Last edited by N1003U; Feb 23, 2014 at 3:15 am
Feb 23, 2014, 9:16 am
#1322
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Feb 23, 2014, 12:30 pm
#1323
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I wonder if the story is a testament to the tight-fistedness of WhatsApp, the inflexibility of M&M award tickets, or the quirkiness of new founders in the on-line advertising business who believe they are re-inventing communication, but it does make a great anecdote.
(Edit: not knowing any more about the background of the story, I will take it a face value and also give a shout out to those CEOs who set a good example of saving money on their daily work activities and who don't insist on special exceptions to the corporate travel policy for their own needs. When one becomes famous enough that security is a problem, then I understand the need for a special policy, but I have travelled in NEK (and even on U2) with more than a few senior executives who can't justify the cost differential between NEK C and Y.)
(Edit: not knowing any more about the background of the story, I will take it a face value and also give a shout out to those CEOs who set a good example of saving money on their daily work activities and who don't insist on special exceptions to the corporate travel policy for their own needs. When one becomes famous enough that security is a problem, then I understand the need for a special policy, but I have travelled in NEK (and even on U2) with more than a few senior executives who can't justify the cost differential between NEK C and Y.)
Feb 23, 2014, 1:23 pm
#1324
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Feb 23, 2014, 1:34 pm
#1325
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Feb 23, 2014, 4:50 pm
#1327
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Feb 24, 2014, 4:46 am
#1329
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I feel much better in giving my cash to LH for a flight in return, than doing a mix of an unpaid lap dance and a free digital full body scan for Zuckerzwerg, enabling him paying these ridiculous amounts of money for another business hoovering off personal data from around the globe..so better get yourselves "Firefox", "....... Edge", "No Script", delete Javascript and be happy that LH is still there to take your money the "old way"
Say an enhanced security fee.
Mar 3, 2014, 7:59 am
#1330
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Slightly O/T? - Does anyone love the Devil here?
... Because according to some people you might be at the top of this unfathomable list of sinners.
Mar 3, 2014, 3:52 pm
#1333
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Mar 3, 2014, 4:32 pm
#1334
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Mar 4, 2014, 3:38 pm
#1335
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