Maybe it's a cultural thing. Americans would be less likely to eat it and more likely to tell the airlines where to stick it.
It happened on a Ryanair Airlines trip from Poland to England. The passenger learned that he held the winning scratch off ticket for a €10,000 prize. According to the article, he wanted immediate payment and grew angry when he learned he would have to collect it somewhere else. So he ate the ticket. From the Ryanair press release:
Since this €10,000 prize will now go unclaimed Ryanair and Brand Force, the scratch card company, have decided to offer the cash to charity and have asked Ryanair passengers to vote on www.ryanair.com (until Fri 5th Mar) for which type of charity Ryanair should donate the €10,000 prize to, from the following list:
1. An Anger Management Charity
2. An Eating Disorder Charity
3. A Gamblers Charity
4. A Disruptive Children’s Charity
5. A Mental Health Charity
Apparently they don't expect the man to be a repeat customer.
A tip of the hat goes to sharp eyed Joe Hathaway.
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