Posted on 12/26/2021 8:17:51 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
A spy was onboard trying to escape
Thank you, Mr. Churchill.
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1939:
“I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia.
It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma;
but perhaps there is a key.
That key is Russian national interest.”
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Perhaps Delta got the word from some three-letter US agency that someone or something on the plane shouldn’t be allowed to arrive in China. Entry requirement changes was floated as a suggested excuse (it doesn’t really matter whether people believe it or not).
They forgot to load the Big Guy’s 10%.
Sounds weird. But Most likely delta is telling the truth. They also cancelled all flights to Shanghai for the next week.
Its DA 287 — look it up on flight aware.com
That is one long ass nine hour flight to go from Seattle to Seattle...
Strange
Hostage threat? Can’t be allowed back out again N. Korea style?
They really don’t want anybody with an IQ over 80 moving freely around the world.
Well, at least they crossed the Bering Straits landbridge twice.
“That key is Russian national interest.”
...the one thing you can rule out is ‘American national interest’ whenever Democrats are in power.
Obviously temporarily forgot Delta stands for Doesn’t Ever Leave The Airport and had to turn back
DL 287 is listed as Seoul South Korea to Shanghai.
Delta 287
DAL287 / DL287
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CANCELLED
ICN
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
PVG
SHANGHAI, CHINA
departing from GATE 255
Incheon Int’l - ICN
arriving at GATE 69
Shanghai Pudong Int’l - PVG
SATURDAY 25-DEC-2021
05:10AM KST
SATURDAY 25-DEC-2021
06:10AM CST
I was curious as to why it could not have gone to Honolulu.
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Or another Chinese scientist carrying vials from a US or Canadian biological research laboratory.
Sum Ting Wong
I hope the passengers got the actual total air miles in their Delta accounts!
It was way the hell north on the great circle route — I imagine HNL would have been a longer trip. Also a lot of pissed of passengers to stick them in HNL, at least Sea-Tac gives you some options and is a delta base IIRC
It is just kinky — I see what you re saying...it looks as 287 originates in Sea-TAC and arrives ICN then continues on to the next stop —
But 9 hours and over 50% of the way there it must have been something remarkable.
they probably got zero — the origin was the same at the arrival — but what a pisser to spend that kind of time on a plane and end up right back where you started from.
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