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I seem to recall RUMOURS of 'the good prince' wanting to create his own intl airport and do all manner of marvellous things....direct intl flights was to be part of his agenda....he was selling 'passports' at one time - maybe as 'souvenirs' - maybe the Comet was mentioned as they would have been very cheap to buy at around that time...but very expensive to operate I would imagine....
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Not to mention the NOISE and the BLACK SMOKE....."
The good prince you talk about at Hutt River did desire an international airport and even his own airforce. He once inspected a flight line of Mirages. Very regal in front of the cameras. Any publicity is good. I've just dusted off my old passport. It would probably get me through the gate again.