Dumped Ex-Pilot Lives in Brazilian Airport for Two Weeks

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Breakups are tough, but we always seem to get through them. Whether it's strip clubs or buckets of ice cream, there are plenty of coping mechanisms. The latest is to move into an airport. I don't know how this makes you feel better, but it seems to be working for a German tourist. Heinz Muller, a former pilot, was dumped by a Brazilian girl he met on the internet and subsequently hung out in the Campinas airport -- about an hour from Sao Paulo -- until he was finally removed Thursday. Muller was taken to a hospital for psychological testing. Big shock, right?

By the time he was ... ummmm ... evicted from the airport, Muller had run out of money. Broke and unwilling to say when he planned to leave, he subsisted on food court meals bought for him by airport employees. They had no plans to boot him, since he was in the country legally, but doctors decided he needed a closer look. Muller resisted slightly, but the authorities didn't need to use force.

Muller's been in the country all month. He arrived in Rio de Janeiro on October 2, 2009. Only 13 days of this time, however, was spent living in the Campinas airport. He washed himself in the airport's bathrooms and slept on chairs. This must have become pretty tedious -- the airport only has one terminal.

To pass the time, Muller plucked away at his laptop, which was placed on a luggage cart. Looking for a new girlfriend or reason to stay in the country, maybe?

http://travel.aol.ca/article/german-pilot-dumped-lives-in-brazilian-airport-for-two-weeks/731764/

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I like to think RFD's own breakup was one of the more entertaining ones.

[pitz]

Don't see how it would be very hard to live at most of the major airports in Canada.

One could hang out in the Maple Leaf Lounge, shower, eat, drink, for the entirety of the day, and then sleep on a bench at night.

There was a guy, a pilot from Regina actually, who bought one of those unlimited Air Canada passes a couple years ago, and spent 2 entire months on AC flights across the country, always upgraded to business class (because he was SuperElite). The guy, mtacchi on Flyertalk, would start the day out in Montreal, fly to Vancouver, maybe do a roundtrip or two to LA/San Francisco, back to Vancouver, then catch the redeye back to Montreal, and repeat over and over and over again for an entire month. All to build up Aeroplan points.

Basically, other than the passes, he didn't have to spend a dime on eating, drinking, entertainment, or travel for 2 months. Plus I think he earned something like 300k-500k AP points.

Now, I bought 2 months of those passes last year, and got about 60 flights out of them. And that wore me right now, lol.

[corrupt123]

Don't see how it would be very hard to live at most of the major airports in Canada.

One could hang out in the Maple Leaf Lounge, shower, eat, drink, for the entirety of the day, and then sleep on a bench at night.

There was a guy, a pilot from Regina actually, who bought one of those unlimited Air Canada passes a couple years ago, and spent 2 entire months on AC flights across the country, always upgraded to business class (because he was SuperElite). The guy, mtacchi on Flyertalk, would start the day out in Montreal, fly to Vancouver, maybe do a roundtrip or two to LA/San Francisco, back to Vancouver, then catch the redeye back to Montreal, and repeat over and over and over again for an entire month. All to build up Aeroplan points.

Basically, other than the passes, he didn't have to spend a dime on eating, drinking, entertainment, or travel for 2 months. Plus I think he earned something like 300k-500k AP points.

Now, I bought 2 months of those passes last year, and got about 60 flights out of them. And that wore me right now, lol.

There was a fly unlimited pass?

Damn I'd quit school for that.

[pitz]

There was a fly unlimited pass?


Yup. In 2005 or 2006, the rules were far more relaxed compared to the passes they offered last year.


Damn I'd quit school for that.

Yeah it was pretty hilarious. mtacchi would post every few hours (ie: right after his flight landed, and he was in the safety of a Maple Leaf Lounge) describing the meal he was served. It was usually pot roast. After a while, IIRC, he got sick of the meal duplication.

They were also quite generous with the upgrades on those passes, whereas, upgrades were basically prohibited on the passes they offered circa 2008, and everything was booked in "K" class.

[TapemanPL]

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[skyblue12]

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lol i was thinking the same thing.

he's an ex-pilot, maybe he feels some sort of connection to the airport? :cheesygri