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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.

[wolfgang42]

“receive relevant information” doesn’t really adequately answer the question of how.

[heedlessly3]

it's possible she was in talks with a co-worker who gave her insider info