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Apr 17, 2008, 2:47 am

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Originally Posted by Martinis at 8

Passengers on Houston Express have to be sponsored by one of the joint venture companies. It is essentially a closed charter.

Via Europe is not cheaper, and takes longer. Angola right now is bottlenecked in terms of airline capacity and hotel space in Luanda.

I've made the trip via Lisbon-Newark-IAH. Very long stopovers, and not fun. LAD-IAH is a straight shot on Houton Express. Depending on the season, we will fly southerly or northerly routes to take advantage of the tailwinds. The flight is usually 14 hours, but we have made it in as little as 12.

If I went I'd use miles on BA or go via South America, EZE-JNB.

I was surprised to see there's actually an Angola consulate in Houston, though maybe not so surprising.

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