Aussie airline aborts veterans-first boarding plan before takeoff

Virgin Australia on Monday jettisoned plans to allow military veterans to board its flights first, as popular outcry at American-style "tokenism" appeared to kill the idea before it got off the ground. Politicians, commentators and veterans themselves queued up to denounce Virgin's gesture as embarrassing, or worse. "I would not dream...

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