Соррики, за что купил - за то продал 😉
The provided information is accurate and based on a real event from early 2014. A Chinese man purchased a fully refundable first-class ticket on China Eastern Airlines (often referred to as Eastern China Airlines in some reports), which granted him access to the VIP lounge at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in central China. He repeatedly rescheduled his flight—nearly every day for almost a year, totaling over 300 instances—to enjoy complimentary high-quality meals, wine, and service in the lounge without ever boarding a plane. Once the airline noticed the pattern and began investigating, he canceled the ticket and received a full refund.
The original source of this story is a report published in the Malaysian Chinese-language newspaper Kwong Wah Yit Poh (光华日报) around January 24-26, 2014, which first detailed the incident based on information from the airline and airport.
Subsequent English-language coverage in outlets like Eater, New York Post, and others directly referenced and translated from this Kwong Wah Yit Poh article, spreading the story globally. No direct contradictions or debunkings have emerged in the years since, though some retellings vary slightly in exact numbers (e.g., "nearly 300" vs. "over 300" times) or minor details like the airline's name phrasing.