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Chinese Man eats free at airport for a year using a single plane ticket

In a peculiar tale, a Chinese man purchased a first-class plane ticket and re-booked it 300 times. In order to receive free meals at the airport’s VIP lounge without boarding a single flight.

According to a report, he utilised the ticket to enter the VIP lounge at Xi’an International Airport, where rich visitors dine for free. Before his trip, the man showed his ticket to the lounge employees at the airport in Shaanxi province.

He then ate a lunch like to that of a first-class passenger and opted to reschedule his flight for a later time. Rather, he returned home and rescheduled his flight, most likely for the following day. Over 300 times a year, he rescheduled his flight in the same way. A fresh day, a fresh ticket, the same delicious meal, and then the ritual process of rescheduling his journey.

Officials from Eastern China Airlines found the man’s scam, when they observed that his one ticket had been rescheduled 300 times in less than a year. According to the New York Daily News, airline representatives acknowledged that there was little they could do to stop the regular meal. The carrier’s spokeswoman referred to the man’s free meal plan as a “rare act.”

The human meal ticket was stopped when Eastern China Airlines officials confronted him. The airline lost at least $90,000 because of the man. Authorities from Eastern China Airlines confronted him and banned him from carrying out this behaviour any more. He eventually paid his fully refundable ticket and received his entire refund after all of this.

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This country tops visa rejections in the popular Schengen countries

Recent data from Schengen Visa Info reveals a significant disparity in visa approval rates, with Pakistan topping the list for the highest number of rejections in Spain.

In 2023, 52.84% of visa applications from Pakistan were denied, making it the country with the highest rejection rate for Schengen visas in Spain.

This rejection rate is the highest among all nationalities, pointing to a concerning trend for Pakistani applicants.

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A total of 9,766 visa applications from Pakistan were rejected, highlighting the challenges many Pakistanis face when seeking a visa to Spain.

This high rejection rate is part of a larger pattern that has seen applicants from several African and South Asian countries struggle with Spanish visa approvals.

While many nationalities have faced rejections, Pakistan’s figures are particularly striking, drawing attention to the challenges specific regions face in securing visas for popular Schengen destinations like Spain.

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While Pakistan leads the rejection list, other countries have also experienced significant denial rates. Nigeria, ranked second, saw a 49.85% rejection rate, with a similar trend affecting applicants from countries like Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, and Ghana, whose rejection rates ranged from 43.4% to 48.21%.

These high rejection rates for applicants from African and South Asian countries contrast sharply with the approval rates seen in other parts of the world.

In stark contrast, countries like Jamaica, Indonesia, and Thailand enjoyed exceptionally high approval rates for their visa applications.

Jamaica led the pack with an impressive 98.4% approval rate, followed by Indonesia at 96.1% and Thailand with over 95%. Saudi Arabia and the Philippines also posted high approval rates at 94.32% and 93.91%, respectively.