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Re: Date Line and Kiribati
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2005 Mar 11, 23:21 EST
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2005 Mar 11, 23:21 EST
Alex wrote:
"I crossed the date line 4 times in the recent years, and I don't
remember any announcement by the pilots about the crossing. Both were US
carriers but I don't remember which."
And Jeff wrote:
"I have crossed the date line on US carriers several times. I propose that such announcements made in the middle of a flight might be considered unwelcome by the large percentage of passengers who are fast asleep at that stage of the long flight."
"I have crossed the date line on US carriers several times. I propose that such announcements made in the middle of a flight might be considered unwelcome by the large percentage of passengers who are fast asleep at that stage of the long flight."
Thanks to both of you. Reflecting on it, I suppose this falls in the same
category as the local teamperature and time announcement when the plane finally
lands.
On a general note, I'm starting to think that the International Date Line
never should have been put on global maps at all. The date doesn't change in the
middle of the journey. It changes when you arrive.
-FER
42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W.
www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W.
www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
