Is this guy a master hustler or a master cheapskate?

[Blue_Tires]

A man purchased a first-class ticket on China Eastern Airlines and enjoyed over 300 days of free meals and drinks at the airport’s VIP lounge at Xi'an Airport in Shaanxi, China. He kept changing the itinerary, which allowed him to feast without paying for nearly a year. When the airlines started to look into the matter, he cancelled his ticket and got a refund.

http://boingboing.net/2014/01/27/man-uses-first-class-airline-t.html

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/01/24/Man-uses-firstclass-ticket-to-get-free-meals-for-almost-a-year/

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/5980970/

[Scuba]

1. Snort.

[Blue_Tires]

2. You'd have thought the lounge employees would take notice

after the second or third consecutive week of seeing that dude daily...

[Scuba]

3. Why would they care?

[Xyzse]

4. +1

Agreed.

[Blue_Tires]

5. lol good point...

I at least hope the guy was a good tipper

[Chan790]

8. You'd have to be to get away with it for that long.

It's not like he was taking advantage of cheap food...as a cheap-food seller, I'd never say a word because every sale boosts my bottom line; free food, you had better be tipping well if you want me to keep your secret.

[struggle4progress]

6. I expect by now he's a master myth: half a day in an airport is more than enough for most

[Blue_Tires]

7. I'm guessing that's why he'd make liberal use of the free drinks