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Old Jan 21, 2019, 7:38 pm
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Originally Posted by KCK
Don't know how trans-Pacific flights entered the discussion. The route of the plane in question did not include the Pacific Ocean.
NYC-HKG is considered a TPAC route, even when it crosses east of the Pole.
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