<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by B747-437B:
Alaska announced amid great fanfare the launch of the first ever international service from SNA, with daily operation to YVR. Their first flight operated as planned, until the US Government notified them that SNA is NOT an international airport and hence they could not operate internationally from there. It appears that someone at Alaska's route planning department had inadvertently missed out that *minor* detail.
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Out of curiousity, why would this matter? AC flies from Canada to LGA/DCA. Are they the only ones who can pre-clear Canadians for customs? Was it at a time before such protocol was in place? Just wondering.
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