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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 1:55 pm
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AC develops warp technology
Sitting in the YVR lounge waiting for my YLW flight (in the lounge 1h07m and I've had 2 glasses of red wine and amw orking on a very generous pour of gran marnier) and checked my flight:

Flight:AC8414
Status:Scheduled - On Time

Duration:0 hours, 59 minutes
Distance: 289km
Meals:Economy - Info not available.


Departure
High: 21C (70F)
Low: 14C (57F)
Sunny with cloudy periods
Vancouver, British Columbia
Airport:Vancouver Intl (YVR) - Terminal DTB (Gate C33)
Date:Thu 01-Jan, 1970
Scheduled:13:30
Revised:13:30

Departure times are shown in departure airport local time.
Arrival
Kelowna, British Columbia
Airport:Kelowna (YLW)
Date:Tue 19-Jul, 2011
Scheduled:14:29
Revised:12:09
Cool! I get to arrive in YLW 40 minutes before I write this message!
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 2:16 pm
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you are also late for your flight, it departed about 40 years ago
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 3:08 pm
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Originally Posted by beepyou
you are also late for your flight, it departed about 40 years ago
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 3:11 pm
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Originally Posted by beepyou
you are also late for your flight, it departed about 40 years ago
Good one!
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 3:28 pm
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Originally Posted by beepyou
you are also late for your flight, it departed about 40 years ago
Man, that's a long time to hang around in the lounge.
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 4:07 pm
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how many aeroplan miles do you get for travelling in time?
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 4:37 pm
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Originally Posted by beepyou
you are also late for your flight, it departed about 40 years ago
Ooooh, I was too buzzed to notice that. Had to put the Gran Marnier down the hatch when I realised it was 13:08.
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 4:38 pm
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Originally Posted by global_happy_traveller
how many aeroplan miles do you get for travelling in time?
And what do they do to you if you go back in time? NZ flight 46, AKL-RAR, arrives 18 hours before it leaves.
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 4:41 pm
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Originally Posted by SFOSpiff
And what do they do to you if you go back in time? NZ flight 46, AKL-RAR, arrives 18 hours before it leaves.
dont u get cancelled out in time? at least some movies did that......
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 4:42 pm
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The wine must have aged nicely.
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 5:27 pm
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AC I.T. strikes again!

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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 7:05 pm
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Originally Posted by YVR Cockroach
Ooooh, I was too buzzed to notice that. Had to put the Gran Marnier down the hatch when I realised it was 13:08.
Say hi to Edward (II) and Isabella.
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 7:16 pm
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Originally Posted by global_happy_traveller
how many aeroplan miles do you get for travelling in time?
Exactly 58695.54 miles per year traveled, but none of it status miles unfortunately
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 9:12 pm
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Originally Posted by DeltaNYC
Exactly 58695.54 miles per year traveled, but none of it status miles unfortunately
...unless you opted to save $3 and get no miles! Quite the savings for AC there..
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 9:26 pm
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LOL!

I agree.. AC IT does it again..^
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