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Re: Technic 99
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lugnet.build
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Date:
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Wed, 30 Dec 1998 10:42:11 GMT
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> > Thu 14 Jan Auckland 22:35 Air New Zealand 2 13:45 Los Angeles
> > Thu 14 Jan Los Angeles 14:45 Air New Zealand 2 09:20 London
> > Fri 15 Jan London 10:35 British Airways 320 13:40 Oslo
> >
> > Thu 28 Jan Oslo 19:50 Scandinavian 1511 21:00 London
> > Thu 28 Jan London 22:15 Singapore 321 18:55 Singapore
> > Fri 29 Jan Singapore 20:45 Air New Zealand 4285 11:15 Auckland
> >
> > The flight to Auckland, New Zealand actually arrives two days later on
> > Sat 30 Jan!
> >
> > The routing is actually AKL (Auckland), LAX (Los Angeles International),
> > LHR (London Heathrow), Oslo (OSL), LHR (London Heathrow), SIN
> > (Singapore), and AKL (Auckland). Ignoring great circle routes, this is
> > probably an around the world routing. Not having a globe handy, I think
> > the travel is always eastward.
> >
> > Of course, if Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> is no where
> > near Oslo, or if "Moz (Chris Moseley)" <moz1@ihug.co.nz> is closer to
> > Wellington, everything changes!
> >
> > The trip would cost Moz NZ$5432 or US$2858 (discounted coach fare). And
> > would accrue 24,863 frequent flyer miles!
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> The above is clearly the work of a man with too much Web access.
I work for an airline, and could do the LHR-AKL section of the above
itinerary
on my firm's flights, for the knock-down price of $0.00! (An award ticket
for
not being sick. Or being masochistic, going into work when I should have
stayed
in bed!) Problem is it is standby, and could well find myself in LAX for a
week
trying to get on a flight, same at AKL coming back.....So 14 nights
accommodation
would get pretty close to the ticket price quoted! Airline travel benefits
aren't
always so good as touted!
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