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Airline Accidentally Charged This Guy $770 Million for Extra Legroom
Paying extra for additional legroom is one of the more infuriating aspects of air travel. Even more infuriating? Being asked to pay almost $800 million for it. Australian comedian Dave O'Neil, who later described himself as a “big man,” was flying for the first time since the pandemic hit Australia in March last year. But after deciding to book a seat on Qantas with extra legroom for his flight to Perth, he was amused to see the price pop up: $987,999,999 in Australian dollars, which works out to a little more than USD$770 million. Like any comedian presented with readymade joke material, he tweeted about it. ... (full story)