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Pay-Per-Landing: Heathrow’s New Runway+ Subscription Service Takes Flight (After a Small Up-Front £49 Billion Fee)

by FunnyInFirstClassAugust 1, 2025August 1, 2025

a photorealistic, brightly lit press‑conference scene: oversized gold‑plated Citi Strata Elite “World Legend” credit card on a velvet pedestal, floodlights glinting off its mythic embossing; eager travel bloggers snapping photos, confetti cannons mid‑blast; 50 mm prime lens, f/2.8, ISO 200, 1/1000 s, sharp midday New York light, high dynamic range

Fake News, Travel

Citi’s ‘World Legend’ Card Lands, Leaving Mere Mortals in Coach

by FunnyInFirstClassJuly 30, 2025July 30, 2025

a photorealistic, brightly lit scene on an airport runway showing an emergency slide deployed from a Boeing 737, passengers descending while several clutch shiny roller suitcases, firefighters in turnout gear approach with hoses; heat shimmer, thick gray smoke near the left main gear; high dynamic range; 45mm prime on full‑frame DSLR, f/4, ISO 200, 1/1000s, polarizing filter; crisp midday Colorado light; faces incidental/obscured; news photo realism

American Airlines Reminds Public: Save Lives First, Then Your Suitcases

by FunnyInFirstClassJuly 28, 2025July 28, 2025

Southwest Airlines Betrays the Common Flyer: Assigned Seats Usher in Era of Airborne Aristocracy!

by FunnyInFirstClassJuly 25, 2025July 24, 2025

a photorealistic 24 mm wide‑angle HDR shot captured on a Nikon Z9 with a 24 mm f/1.8 lens, ultra‑sharp 8K resolution—an Alaska Airlines 737 parked on a brightly lit tarmac, nose canted toward a massive glowing “Blue Screen of Death” projected onto a hangar wall; maintenance crew in high‑visibility vests gather around a comically oversized power strip, one worker poised to flip the red switch.

Nationwide Alaska Airline Reboot Enters Hour 3 as IT Intern Searches for Big Red Button

by FunnyInFirstClassJuly 23, 2025July 23, 2025

Hyper-realistic panoramic shot of a Delta Connection Embraer E175 performing a daring mid-air bank, contrails curling, Cold-War B-52 bomber looming inches away, bright North Dakota fairgrounds below, cinematic lighting, high-detail, 16 mm film grain.

Delta’s Daring Barrel-Roll Around B-52 Scores Viral ‘Adrenaline Miles’

by FunnyInFirstClassJuly 21, 2025July 21, 2025

enraged traveler in cargo shorts points at a lone fluffy cloud while a TSA officer looks on, baffled

Florida Man Demands Airport “Arrest” a Cloud as State Rolls Out New Chemtrail Law

by FunnyInFirstClassJuly 18, 2025July 18, 2025

Photorealistic, brightly lit vintage board-game box titled ‘Delta Diplomacy™’. A glossy Airbus A350 tears through a sun-drenched Risk-style world map; game tokens shaped like Sky Clubs scatter across Hong Kong, Riyadh, and Tel Aviv. Golden-hour light, rich colors, cinematic depth of field.

Delta Diplomacy™ — Conquer the Globe One Leaked Route at a Time

by FunnyInFirstClassJuly 16, 2025July 16, 2025

a man and woman at a desk

Turkish Airlines’ Million-Mile Meltdown: The Great Loyalty Program Bailout

by FunnyInFirstClassJuly 14, 2025July 14, 2025

a plane flying in the sky with fireworks in the background

America On Sale: France Offers 25% Off Flights to Take It Back This July 4th

by FunnyInFirstClassJuly 4, 2025July 4, 2025