Planenutter,
Belive me it has nothing to do with your age...I really couldnt care less how old you are, as long as you can hold a conversation and contribute....and you have proved you can do that so keep em coming.
My only point was that the ANA story just does not ring true....we hardly have a massive Japanese focus point up north, just cant see them starting Manchester services whist other Japenese airline are cutting/have cut services to our capital.
Cheers