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Old Apr 26, 2017, 6:17 am
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jrl767
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Originally Posted by teddybear99
jrl767, I will take a stab at a few of the early legs:

1. (based on the earlier partial correct answer and hint) HNL to OAK on World Airways DC10

2. SJO to SEA on either Republic or Air Cal DC9-80 (MD80)

3. PDX to ORD on United 747-100

4. MDW to CLE on Midway DC9-10
another good start
1- HNL CORRECT; OAK CORRECT; WO CORRECT; D10 CORRECT
2- SJC CORRECT ( you typed "SJO" but I will give you the benefit of the doubt here); SEA INCORRECT; RC INCORRECT OC CORRECT; M80 CORRECT
3- PDX INCORRECT; ORD INCORRECT for this leg; UA INCORRECT for this leg; 747 CORRECT
4- MDW INCORRECT for this leg; CLE INCORRECT; ML INCORRECT for this leg; DC9 INCORRECT for this leg

** think about the underlined answers for a few seconds in terms of the context of this itinerary ... while a lot of us from SEA feel some kinship with folks from PDX, we're 175 miles apart and definitely not part of the same metropolitan area; similarly, did Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland have scheduled service in 1983, and if so were there two airlines flying to the same destination? **

so here's what we know

LEG 1 - HNL - OAK, WO D10
LEG 2 - SJC - XXX, OC (or XX) M80
LEG 3 - depart from airport slightly west of XXX, unknown arrival airport, unknown airline, 747-100
LEG 5 - unknown metro areas, two possible airlines each operating a different model of turboprop
LEG 6 - TATL flight, unknown metro areas, airline of the destination country or Fifth Freedom carrier, different variant of 747 (remember this is 1983)
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