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    US Acceptance of Astra-Zeneca

    I believe that USA has not approved Astra-Zeneca vaccine for use by its own citizens. Does anyone know if they will consider it acceptable vaccination in incoming foreign travellers?
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    AFF on Air Discussion thread

    Just listened to my first AFF podcast - on Buffalo Airways. Congratulations - very professionally done. I was especially interested because during the period 2000 - 2003 I was a regular passenger on Buffalo, from Yellowknife to the Diavik diamond mine, then under construction. There is a very...
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    Destination Suggestions close to Australia!

    To me Lord Howe island is the standout answer to this question. Cocitus23
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    OneWorld and Cuba

    Docjames, You are forgiven! Actually, I should have guessed, because in my former life in the mining industry I did that flight SCL - ANF to access the copper mines in the Atacama Desert. Cocitus23.
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    OneWorld and Cuba

    Much appreciated, docjames. I know that you are a reliable font of knowledge on travel within North America. Er . . just one small thing which has me mystified. I suspect that it's no more than a typo on your part, but I did not recognise AFO. I looked it up and I see that it's Afton...
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    OneWorld and Cuba

    Thanks, Himeno. I like that - informative, authoritative and concise. Cocitus23
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    OneWorld and Cuba

    Thanks, Milboo. But can such an itinerary, involving a stopover at HAV, be achieved using a One World RTW ticket? That is my question. If not, what is the most efficient way to visit HAV in conjunction with a RTW ticket? Cocitus23
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    OneWorld and Cuba

    I thought that all that business about Cuba being a banned destination from USA was over, but maybe I'm wrong. I am trying to plan a OneWorld RTW ticket, with Havana as a stopover. However, the One World map indicates no airport in Cuba. Despite this, AA has flights into HAV. What's going...
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    Flying Dogleg with NZ

    Thanks for that, Mattg. A good example of the practice you refer to occurs on the Sydney - Johannesburg route. While the return journey, i.e coming back to Sydney, usually follows the Great Circle, which surprisingly perhaps brings it right over Melbourne, the forward journey usually swings...
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    Flying Dogleg with NZ

    Many thanks, RooFlyer for your observations and for those great charts. Re the date, it's funny that it is listed as the 3rd, because it actually departed IAH on the 2nd and landed in AKL on the 4th. The 3rd went down the gurgler at the dateline. Cocitus23
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    Flying Dogleg with NZ

    Hi All, I recently (2 Dec 2016) flew NZ29 from Houston (IAH) to Auckland (AKL). It was a clear day with no weather problems over the US-Mexico border region. It's a long flight and I expected that we would take the Great Circle route SW from IAH across Mexico. For those of you who like...
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    Window Shades UP or DOWN?

    Thanks for the map, SeatbackForward. Actually, they follow that route almost exactly on the return trip, i.e. JNB - SYD. You will notice that the route brings you into Australia over Cape Otway and continues on directly over the top of Melbourne. From my study in Port Melbourne I can see the...
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    Window Shades UP or DOWN?

    I'm definitely an UP person. There is so much more to learn from the passing geography than there is from the damn IFE. But the discussion here reminds me of a funny (?) experience I had once. I was flying SYD - JNB and I was admiring the Tasmanian scenery. (I know, I know, some of you are...
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    Quirky Airport Information

    Thanks, folks, some great stuff above. JohnM, that was quite something to be on that last Ansett flight. You say that the company was bankrupt as of midnight, which occurred mid-flight. Now my question to you is this: Did you insist on free drinks after that time, because my understanding of...
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    Quirky Airport Information

    Chaos at YHZ So, everyone remembers where they were on 11 September 2001. My day started boarding an AC aircraft at Toronto (YYZ), to head to Halifax (YHZ) with my wife so that we could both enjoy a relaxing week in Canada's smallest province, Prince Edward Island. The journey started quite...
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