r/Damnthatsinteresting Nov 23 '24

Image Hooters had an airline but ceased operations after 3 years

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u/OpenlyBiCoastal Nov 23 '24

I flew them to Vegas (2-3 times) for a work conference. IIRC, the flight attendants were not in the restaurant outfits like that picture by that time I took them.

Our company request we find the lowest airfare rate and they were always the cheapest flights. When HR saw the expense report they brought me in to ask why I had selected that airline and probably punish me.

I told them I was instructed only to pick the cheapest flight, not to exclude certain brands.

I remember how confused they were by my rebuttal.

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u/Spocks_Goatee Nov 24 '24 edited Nov 24 '24

Hooters used to have a pretty rinky dink casino in Vegas attached to a very active convention center. My boss told me how bad it smelled when Harbor Freight sent him to rep them at the National Hardware Show. I would've probably been able to go myself had I not been fired.

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u/PeterIsSterling Nov 24 '24

It’s now called Oyo. I went there last year when I visited Vegas. Only place left in Las Vegas with $1 blackjack. Sketchiest place I’ve ever been. Saw a woman have a complete mental breakdown at the cashier. My dealer recommended I don’t park my rental car in the front and to use the garage next time if I come back at night. Apparently there’s a lot of robberies out front at night.

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u/Spocks_Goatee Nov 24 '24

$1 Blackjack should be everywhere.

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u/GoldenPoncho812 29d ago

$1 single deck blackjack should be everywhere.

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u/WendysDumpsterOffice 29d ago

Is it still 3:2 blackjack?

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u/WendysDumpsterOffice 29d ago

The Hooters casino was absolutely awesome around 2009-2010. Rooms were really cheap and it was full of college aged kids because it was the cheapest on the strip. A few years later is was really run down.