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Old May 9, 2017 | 10:29 am
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Originally Posted by Collierkr
Wait... someone actually tried that reasoning? That sounds like hogwash. If the USAF doesn't want the public to see something you WON'T have any chance to see it. Period!

Name the airport please?
The island hopper flights I read used to do this on some stops.

As billiken mentioned above, if there's an emergency issue, you and the FA's need to be able to see outside to properly assess the situation.
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