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Old 17th Mar 2010, 23:31
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radeng
 
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In the last 30+ years, I've flown over 2 million miles. I've had one go-around, a few delays for tech reasons, a few more for weather and even more for ATC problems. Still less than on the motorways or railways. Touch wood, I've NEVER lost anything because of baggage handlers nicking stuff. Of course, maybe, my dirty underwear doesn't attract......but there are times when more valuable stuff has been in there.

Losing baggage is another matter.... American Airlines have the record wiith 13 weeks. And, as it happened, they paid out around $1300....

But definitely, the most frightening part of all those miles has been the taxi jpurney along the roads to and from the airports. Especially in Milan, Istanbul and Bangalore.
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