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Re:Woman makes $420k by buying insurance on flights she pred... by readarticle on Monday June 15, 2020 @05:55AM (#23525622)
But instead of getting onto the flights herself, Li was making use of her past travel service work experience to selectively take out insurance on flights that she thought would be delayed.

The Paper, citing Yangtse Evening Post, said she was able to receive relevant information beforehand that tells her if the flight was going to be delayed or cancelled.

3rd and 4th paragraphs of the article.

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Re:Woman makes $420k by buying insurance on flights she pred... by wolfgang42 on Monday June 15, 2020 @09:36AM (#23527140)
“receive relevant information” doesn’t really adequately answer the question of how.
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Re:Woman makes $420k by buying insurance on flights she pred... by heedlessly3 on Monday June 15, 2020 @10:46AM (#23527858)
it's possible she was in talks with a co-worker who gave her insider info
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