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Old Nov 18, 2002 | 8:24 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PremEx:
Nothing brings back the wonder and excitment of travel to the forefront of my mind, quicker than exiting a 747 by stairs . . .</font>
. . . with 2 heavy pieces of handcarry and a tired body after a 14 hour trip across the Pacific.

Used to do this a lot in NRT back when NW would let their B744s "sleep" in NRT for the night. These days, NW sends them on for intra-Asia flights.

- Pat
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