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Big time deviation for flights coming back - eh?
Big time deviation for flights coming back - eh?
“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. The good news is we’re 80 minutes early. The bad news is the 100 MPH crosswind won’t let us drop you at your intended destination.”
Returning to Houston from Hawaii several years ago, we had a similar experience. The pilot announced that, thanks to the jet stream, we would be arriving in Houston an hour early. But, he cautioned that the ride would not be smooth. He wasn’t kidding. It was like a six-hour roller coaster ride! All things considered, most passengers would have traded the hour for smooth air so we could have slept.