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APC225
Thanks for the clarification.
Rumors, true or not, often reflect a shared line of thinking within a group. One rumor had Bethune traveling and a passenger in first class mistreated a flight attendant before the door closed. He confronted the passenger and asked how much he paid for his ticket. The man told him and also said who are you? Bethune said I'm the CEO, peeled off many hundred dollar bills approximately equal to the ticket price, gave them to him and said now get off my plane. Great story. But did this really happen?
False, according to Snopes.
snopes.com: Gordon Bethune Rumor