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BITS AND BOBS

Feb 10, 2017
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WAS THERE EVER A GOLDEN AGE OF FLYING WITH STEWARDESSES IN WHITE GLOVES AND TEA IN PORCELAIN CUPS? A LONG SEASON FLYING SHORT-HAUL AROUND BRITAIN, IRELAND AND FRANCE WOULD SUGGEST THAT, IF THERE EVER WAS, IT’S LONG SINCE GONE.

Flying – like crack cocaine – is an experience best avoided. An incongruous comparison? Possibly; until you remember how many tim…

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