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Old Jun 21, 2017, 9:49 pm
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Originally Posted by halls120
A memorable send off would be a last lap SFO-ORD-LAX-SFO mileage run - the remaining three pmUA hubs that routinely saw 747s every day.
I was on the last 737 trip, and given the fan fare then, im very surprised they don't have a domestic run planned for the 744. They would obviously sell the seats at higher then normal rates, and get some free press.
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