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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 10:22 am
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Originally Posted by MSP-MN
Nope, not a freighter. That is a private B747 for use by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. It was flown up from RST last week where (I assume) someone is receiving treatment at Mayo. They'll fly it back down to pick them up when done. Just using MSP as a parking spot.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to keep it parked at RST?
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