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Cathay Pacific faces unexpected lavatory issue on Flight 840

Cathay Pacific faces unexpected lavatory issue on Flight 840
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A lavatory door detached inside Cathay Pacific flight 840 from Hong Kong to New York JFK shortly after takeoff and remained off for the duration of the flight. The incident was reported by @crucker.

In other news, Texas government and local tourist bureaus will subsidize Michelin ratings for Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio.

Visa has announced a new partnership with OpenTable. The OpenTable & Visa Dining Collection launches today in Los Angeles and Chicago. Prime-time reservations at select restaurants in these cities will be exclusively available to OpenTable diners who book with eligible Visa cards. The collection includes restaurants ranging from MICHELIN-starred venues to local favorites and is expected to grow to more than 500 restaurants across 34 North American cities by 2025. Initially, Visa Infinite® cards issued in the U.S. and Mexico, and Visa Infinite Privilege® cards issued in Canada are eligible, with plans to extend the benefit to more Visa cardholders in the future.

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An unusual maintenance procedure was shared on social media regarding a stuck bracket on an American Airlines flight AA2194 from ORD to LGA: "Give it that Hawk Tuah. And spit on that thang!" posted by u/TimelyLeek2246 in americanairlines.

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