Passage to Africa
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/story.jsp?story=650386
New routes are bringing an end to the era of ramshackle planes and
expensive fares that have crippled the Continent's growth. Meera Selva
bids farewell to the world's most hair-raising airlines
29 June 2005
The signs seemed good: the flight was due to leave on time, I checked
in my bag, picked up a bottle of Zimbabwean red wine at duty-free and
then watched through the plate-glass window in the departure lounge as
a man driving a souped-up golf cart with a flight of stairs attached
drove straight into the side of the plane on which I was due to depart.
After a few mumbled apologies about "technical delays" the shame-faced
flight attendants finally admitted their colleague had managed to dent
the airplane's door.
Africa
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/79cf50fca1062550
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