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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 5:03 pm
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Originally Posted by alison11
Anyone have experiences on flights to Hawaii? Did the flight take longer than it does now?
When the route was flown with 707s, DC-8s, and 747s, it probably took a little less time than it does now. Those aircraft had slightly higher cruising speeds than many of the aircraft that fly the route today.
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