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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 3:03 am
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VH-RMD
 
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Originally Posted by nologic
This is an issue. It really makes it impractical to go from AKL to CNS on July 2nd...asuming I wanted to pay the $125 change fee and get up at 5AM...then spend about $1,000 to fly up to CNS and back...get to CNS late morning on the 2nd...then spend $500+ between hotel, transfers and boat/dives to do a 1 day dive trip on the 3rd (probably 18-20 hours after flying), then fly to SYD or MEL on the 4th, departing very early again...to fly onto HKG...just feels like too much?
I would not be flying after diving on that profile, I don't know what chambers they have in HK but with post dive flight time and fatigue...

I think you are pushing the envelope, given you have not dived for a while and we don't know your weight profile...
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