KenHamer writes about trans-Pacific flights Well, actually Ken, we sometimes do. American Airlines started up service from San José to Tokyo a few years ago. Only problem was, the San José runway was too short for a fully loaded (and fueled) plane. So they pissed off lots of passengers by making an intermediate stop in...Oakland! The Silicon Valley passengers were annoyed that they could have slept an hour later by boarding in OAK (except that nobody was allowed on or off the plane); Oakland airport was thrilled to get an extra landing fee without having to provide any passenger services!


[This message has been edited by johna (edited 10-29-1999).]