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Old Jun 25, 2012, 1:19 pm
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Originally Posted by SJC ORD LDR
DTW seems really far to the east to have an operation to Asia. Most of the country is closer to Asia than DTW is. For me, it would be a long flight east to go back west. I never understood the attraction of DTW for going to Asia. For Europe it makes much more sense.
You forget that "transpacific" is actually "transpolar". DTW's flights to Asia go North, not West.
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