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Old May 9, 2010, 5:43 pm
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macabus
 
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Originally Posted by Seat 2A
Pushback was as punctual as a Swiss train’s departure. The Captain offered us a cordial welcome aboard and then spoiled the good mood somewhat with his announcement that strong tailwinds would have us arriving in San Francisco a good half hour early. Flight time would be a mere eleven hours and forty minutes.

I flew HKG-LAX on CX in F two weeks ago, and the flight arrived TWO HOURS earlier than scheduled because of the 230 knot tailwinds.

Talk about spoiling a good mood...
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