A pilot’s rapturous return to transatlantic flight

Thread starter cosi
Start date Nov 13, 2021

cosi

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Nov 13, 2021

As the US travel ban lifted on Monday, Mark Vanhoenacker was in the coughpit heading for JFK — and reflecting on what we’ve missed.

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Use the Facebook link to access the article because its behind a paywall on ft.com

Mark Vanhoenacker is a Boeing 787 pilot for British Airways and the author of “Skyfaring” and the forthcoming “Imagine a City” (Chatto & Windus/Knopf)

Last edited: Nov 13, 2021

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