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Friday, August 10, 2007 12:00 AM

Ask the Pilot

What have we come to when foreign airlines tout around-the-world travel that avoids the U.S.? Plus: Make your own airline route maps. And: Wizz Air?
By Patrick Smith

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  • Friday, August 10, 2007 06:37 AM

    Actually 496 miles shorter

    According to Great Circle Mapper, it's 496 miles shorter to fly from Sydney to London via Vancouver rather than Los Angeles. That's a savings of almost an hour.

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