When going from the USA to Australia why do flights take such a long route across all the countries? Why not go the other way round? - Quora
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Gavin Free on Twitter: "1 month. 16 flights. 25,000 miles. 2.5 days of flight time. I would like to actually live in Austin now, please. https://t.co/XzOpevSujV" / Twitter
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American Airlines cancels around 1,600 flights due to weather and staff shortage | Air transport | The Guardian
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