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Old Jan 14, 2014 | 1:56 pm
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mattlindsaynz
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: PUS
Programs: Intercontinental Ambassador, Star Alliance (Air NZ), Skyteam (Korean Air)
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Originally Posted by evanroberts
Auckland is AKL. Here is the story: http://articles.latimes.com/1985-04-...urope-vacation

Now that NZ flies SFO-AKL (and is my preferred route to do MSP - WLG), several times a year I have a conversation with people in Minnesota where they ask "how do you get from MSP to WLG", and I say "well you fly to San Francisco, and then to Auckland." Then a look of puzzlement comes over their face and I know they are hearing "Oakland" instead of "Auckland".

No doubt the original story was the inspiration for the Full House episode where Michelle and Stephanie snuck on board a flight they thought was just a short hop to Oakland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_House_(season_6)
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