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Old Feb 11, 2011, 8:40 pm
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May 1975 AKL-CHC - for a school field trip

I guess it was AirNZ domestic (in what ever form it was back then)
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Old Feb 11, 2011, 11:28 pm
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LAX-PPT-AKL DC-10 Nov or Dec 1974. Regn and exact date written down in a Junior Jet Club or similar membership booklet.
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Old Feb 12, 2011, 12:26 am
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Originally Posted by MrSydney
Those nasty 'gate' areas. Trying to board a 737 pre bridge days in a howling Southerly and pelting with rain. That god awful Cafeteria. International Departures comprised of 2 desks. The Bar that was packed on Sundays as there was no where else to drink in WGN in a Sunday. The miserable concourse that led to the Gate areas. The only redeeming feature was the Observation Deck.
Slightly OT.

Pics of WLG from around 1985 courtesy national Library website:

WLG entrance

WLG interior

WLG exterior
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