The frequent diner purchased the first-class, fully refundable ticket aboard Eastern China Airlines and then re-booked his ticket over and over again to have free meals.
He used the ticket to gain access to the Xi'an International Airport's VIP lounge, where high-rolling travelers dine for free, according to a report in the Chinese-language newspaper Kwong Wah Yit Poh in Malaysia.
The man flashed his ticket to the lounge staff at the Shaanxi province airport before his trip, ate a meal just like any first-class traveler, and instead of getting on the flight, he changed his flight's departure to another day.
The next day he would show up with his newly issued ticket for the revised date, eat, and then again change his ticket date. He did this over and over again, more than 300 times.
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Eastern China Airlines officials suddenly woke up and figured out the scam. Airline officials admitted that legal action was not possible as it was not against the rules, the New York Daily News reported.
Eastern China Airlines officials confronted him and banned him from continuing this practice. After all this, he ended up cashing in his fully refundable ticket and got back all his money.
He used the ticket to gain access to the Xi'an International Airport's VIP lounge, where high-rolling travelers dine for free, according to a report in the Chinese-language newspaper Kwong Wah Yit Poh in Malaysia.
The man flashed his ticket to the lounge staff at the Shaanxi province airport before his trip, ate a meal just like any first-class traveler, and instead of getting on the flight, he changed his flight's departure to another day.
The next day he would show up with his newly issued ticket for the revised date, eat, and then again change his ticket date. He did this over and over again, more than 300 times.
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Eastern China Airlines officials suddenly woke up and figured out the scam. Airline officials admitted that legal action was not possible as it was not against the rules, the New York Daily News reported.
Eastern China Airlines officials confronted him and banned him from continuing this practice. After all this, he ended up cashing in his fully refundable ticket and got back all his money.