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Friday, May 25, 2007 12:00 AM

Ask the Pilot

A filthy lobby, sullen-faced employees, no place to sit, and a vague sense of danger all add up to the World's Worst Airport.
By Patrick Smith

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  • Friday, May 25, 2007 12:43 AM

    Common sense in Bali

    In late 2003, I flew from Denpasar [DPS] on Bali to Ujung Pandang aka Makassar [UPG] on Sulawesi on a dive trip. I forgot to pack my folding knife in checked baggage. When I got to the final magnetic gate, I was prepared to lose it. Instead they sent me to a young lady nearby who took my info and my knife, packed it for the flight crew, and I had it back in my pocket on arrival well before anyone's baggage came onto the arrival belt. In the "land of the free", I'd still be in jail. This was almost a year after the Kuta bombing on Bali that killed over 200. Thumbs up for common sense in Denpasar in Indonesia.

    -a Vietnam vet and old fart

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