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Fan Life => The Endzone Dive => Topic started by: The42Yardstick on January 10, 2010, 11:18:00 AM
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It's basically Dallas-Fort Worth International "North." Only difference is that it has snow a lot. Here's what always happens when you fly through these FAILports:
1. You'll be sitting on the tarmac for like a fracking hour
2. Something will ALWAYS go wrong -- your flight will get canceled, your bags will get lost, TSA will take a particular interest in your rectal area, etc
3. Your connecting flight is always in a terminal that's like 5 miles away from you (not that the exercise is bad or anything it's just that you have 20 minutes to connect so you're screwed)
I don't care that these airports both have :AA: , they're pretty much the opposites of elite.
Edit: Examples of elite airports: Austin, Kansas City, Outagamie County Regional Airport (Wisconsin), El Paso
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never had a problem at o'hare.
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I love DFW
I'd like to add Newark. Hate Newark, bunch of assholes.
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I flew in/out of Phili every week for about a year and it was a virtual lock every week to have to sit on the tarmac for over 30 minutes. Phili is the worst I have ever experienced for on-runway delays....the &@#%ing play games with the stats. They figure that if they get you out of the gate then they get to count it as an on-time departure. :curse:
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not even sure how you can make a dfw/ohare comparo. dfw is just drop dead gorgeous. ohare? not so much. ohare is like that guy that was maybe kind of cool in highschool but then didn't go to college and instead got a job in hvac and hung out in townie bars for twenty years and now he's a divorced forty year old w/ two kids in the neighboring town and two pack a day habit.
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O'Haire British Airways Executive Lounge :love:
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I had 36 hours of flying to do on my way to S.A. so I bought a new book. My first flight was MCI to Ohare and then 20 mins later that plane would leave for JFK. So I was going to wait out the twenty mins on the airplane with some other people, but then we were told it was going to take more than an hour but if we wanted to we could still stay on. So I got off and left my book on the plane. Then the &@#%ers switched planes on me and I lost my book. Will never forgive them. :curse:
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my 2 fav airports.
dfw = beautiful. free internet.
ord = easy, fast, cheap connection to the city.
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In o'hare right now, and I think you negative nancies were off your rockers. O'hare has a Macaroni Grill and a Chilis Too in the same areas! A Chilis Too for crying out loud! I'm thoroughly enjoying myself.
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lmao. how predictable that yardstick doesn't like o'hare?
dear yardstick,
the world doesn't revolve around DFW. calm your hate.
JFC.
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ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year. Also, DIA and MCI will go away.
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ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year.
you're delusional. if this happens, i will eat my arm, and streak down el camino real.
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ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year. Also, DIA and MCI will go away.
Wait, there are directs from MHK to DIA right now!? :eek:
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ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year. Also, DIA and MCI will go away.
Wait, there are directs from MHK to DIA right now!? :eek:
I think you have to stop at McCook along the way or something.
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My favs:
KCI - Easy in/out
MEM - Many drinking spots
MCO - Ditto on the drinking spots
DCA - Never had any probs there. :love: to people watch. Stood next to Ted Koppel once. Short bastard.
SAN - Absolutely love the weather when walking out. Just love it.
My hates:
SEA - Worthless f*cking place.
ATL - Same
LNK - Ditto
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I think MCI is far from elite. You're only food option in the secure zone is a vending machine.
ATL is elite. Underground trains and stuff and plenty of places to eat/drink
CVG is all right. Kind of like Memphis but no fun riding walkways
MEM is elite because you can ride the really long riding walkways all over the airport during your layover, then go drink practically anywhere.
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Complete crap airports:
HSV - one place to drink. Very small and crapty. Not the airports fault
OMA - (sorry SD) Kind of like HSV but at least it's the "Cleanest airport in the world" or whatever it says on the pissers.
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I think MCI is far from elite. You're only food option in the secure zone is a vending machine.
Truth. Having to go through security to make a connection excludes MCI from elite status.
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lmao. how predictable that yardstick doesn't like o'hare?
dear yardstick,
the world doesn't revolve around DFW. calm your hate.
JFC.
O'Hare/DFW makes me angry. So does the ending to the Packers-Cards game yesterday :angry:
I much prefer dallas-love :eek:
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not even sure how you can make a dfw/ohare comparo. dfw is just drop dead gorgeous. ohare? not so much. ohare is like that guy that was maybe kind of cool in highschool but then didn't go to college and instead got a job in hvac and hung out in townie bars for twenty years and now he's a divorced forty year old w/ two kids in the neighboring town and two pack a day habit.
Amazing post, please write for whatever magazine it is that compares airports' eliteness. TIA
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Hate Chicago. Will not fly through O-Hare. Go through ATL or DFW when flying out of BWI (just go direct to MCI when flying out of Dulles).
Sidenote: My sister flew out to BWI from a tiny airport in Branson when the storm canceled her flight out of MCI. Said there was four gates and three TSA employees. No confirmation on Cinnabon/Wok-n-roll presence. Overall, rated her experience good/very good/will fly again.
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Fav's:
Minn/St. Paul
ORD
Charlotte
Meh, but never had any real problems:
MCI-It's so easy but so small time for a larger city.
DFW-Only had 1 bad experience there when AA ran me all over hell.
O'Hare-Only flown through there 3 times, never any real issues.
Raleigh-Don't like the layout that much, but pretty easy
Do not like:
ATL
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ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year. Also, DIA and MCI will go away.
show your face, dude. SHOW YOUR FACE.
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ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year. Also, DIA and MCI will go away.
Wait, there are directs from MHK to DIA right now!? :eek:
I think you have to stop at McCook along the way or something.
yeah. short 10 minute stop in mccook or garden city. a real treat.
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2(E,F) is dark and depressing. crowded.
found out recently that 1(B,C) is tolerable. :party:
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ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year. Also, DIA and MCI will go away.
show your face, dude. SHOW YOUR FACE.
:fiesta:
I just used to work at MHK and know people that work there. They stopped training/hiring for the Great Lakes side because its contract is up, I believe before summer, and not getting renewed. A large reason has to do with DFW kicking so much ass, A-Eagle is looking to add another DFW flight a day (theyre constantly overbooked) and adding ORD. Once ORD is there, they are pretty much splitting the country in half, no reason for GL. DIA would be nice as a United Hub if the plane didnt suck and it was ever reliably on time. Another reason might be they are bitter they weren't notified about A-Eagle potentially coming in but seeing as how their station got contracts to handle those flights I would think they got over it.
Just the word on the street bro, and from pretty reliable people, granted not guaranteed yet.
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ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year. Also, DIA and MCI will go away.
show your face, dude. SHOW YOUR FACE.
:fiesta:
I just used to work at MHK and know people that work there. They stopped training/hiring for the Great Lakes side because its contract is up, I believe before summer, and not getting renewed. A large reason has to do with DFW kicking so much ass, A-Eagle is looking to add another DFW flight a day (theyre constantly overbooked) and adding ORD. Once ORD is there, they are pretty much splitting the country in half, no reason for GL. DIA would be nice as a United Hub if the plane didnt suck and it was ever reliably on time. Another reason might be they are bitter they weren't notified about A-Eagle potentially coming in but seeing as how their station got contracts to handle those flights I would think they got over it.
Just the word on the street bro, and from pretty reliable people, granted not guaranteed yet.
JFC, if MHK gets direct to ORD we are basically MCI.
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Still holding out for direct MHK-IAD flights :hope:
Don't even dare to dream of MHK-BWI connections (let alone direct). Is there a bio-lab/bio-cats emoticon? If there is, let's all pretend I put it here:
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ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year. Also, DIA and MCI will go away.
show your face, dude. SHOW YOUR FACE.
:fiesta:
I just used to work at MHK and know people that work there. They stopped training/hiring for the Great Lakes side because its contract is up, I believe before summer, and not getting renewed. A large reason has to do with DFW kicking so much ass, A-Eagle is looking to add another DFW flight a day (theyre constantly overbooked) and adding ORD. Once ORD is there, they are pretty much splitting the country in half, no reason for GL. DIA would be nice as a United Hub if the plane didnt suck and it was ever reliably on time. Another reason might be they are bitter they weren't notified about A-Eagle potentially coming in but seeing as how their station got contracts to handle those flights I would think they got over it.
Just the word on the street bro, and from pretty reliable people, granted not guaranteed yet.
you are obviously totally legit. incredible post, pleasured myself throughout.
expect some kind of present in the mail.
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Regional jets :yuck:
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Regional jets :yuck:
concern noted
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kstate_pres At my favorite airport (Manhattan - MHK) flying my favorite airline (American of course) to DFW - it is great to have jet service at MHK!
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kstate_pres At my favorite airport (Manhattan - MHK) flying my favorite airline (American of course) to DFW - it is great to have jet service at MHK!
we should try to get him to post on here. he seems to really like food and mhk jet service. he'd fit right in.
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kstate_pres At my favorite airport (Manhattan - MHK) flying my favorite airline (American of course) to DFW - it is great to have jet service at MHK!
we should try to get him to post on here. he seems to really like food and mhk jet service. he'd fit right in.
Yeah, he'd be one of those posters that never goes onto the sports boards but is a solid contributor to the Endzone Dive
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Regional jets :yuck:
concern noted
This has nothing to do with college sports, more to do with the fact that I'm 6'4" :angry:
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in and out of MHK. :AA:
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OT: American pretty much flies everywhere. Seems like every time some poor country gets rocked by a natural disaster, AA was the last airline to fly out of there.
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http://www.1350kman.com/news/?p=3051
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:eek:
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OMG. I'm guessing O'hare. Would be disappointed if it was anything less.
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OMG. I'm guessing O'hare. Would be disappointed if it was anything less.
"new service to Dodge city!" :flush:
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OMG. I'm guessing O'hare. Would be disappointed if it was anything less.
"new service to Dodge city!" :flush:
I'd take it.
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Probably 2nd tier like homoha or st louise.
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OT: American pretty much flies everywhere. Seems like every time some poor country gets rocked by a natural disaster, AA was the last airline to fly out of there.
Plus their miles tranfer back and forth with British Airways so, really, they have THE footprint in Europe.
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Uh-Oh . . . Pres Schulz facebooked that his AA flight out of MHK was cancelled today. Was not happy camper, had to go to KC.
Looks like the KSU Jet is going to start getting used more.
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Uh-Oh . . . Pres Schulz facebooked that his AA flight out of MHK was cancelled today. Was not happy camper, had to go to KC.
Looks like the KSU Jet is going to start getting used more.
Mods, delete thread before the Jayhawks see this :-X
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Uh-Oh . . . Pres Schulz facebooked that his AA flight out of MHK was cancelled today. Was not happy camper, had to go to KC.
Looks like the KSU Jet is going to start getting used more.
"We're the ag school to go to"
:rolleyes:
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Yeah . . . he really should have been beat about the head and face for that comment.
I'll throw him a bone and say it was because he's new to the job . . . but so far, he's no Wefald in terms of being a salesman. But given the fact that we have record enrollment and are pretty much running at capacity, we don't need a salesman for students.
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How about Orlando. That'd be nice.
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Uh-Oh . . . Pres Schulz facebooked that his AA flight out of MHK was cancelled today. Was not happy camper, had to go to KC.
Looks like the KSU Jet is going to start getting used more.
Mods, delete thread before the Jayhawks see this :-X
No worries, getting jet flights cancelled just says you're more big time than ever. What's getting cancelled at Lawrence Community Airfield?? The Crop Duster training??
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I bet there is a thread somewhere on a Depaul or Northwestern message board talking about how much they want MHK service. Wonder if they're going to have a press conference at O'hare too.
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You know what would be a good towny airline to come into MHK? Allegient. Directs to elite locals with no layovers.
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You know what would be a good towny airline to come into MHK? Allegient. Directs to elite locals with no layovers.
allegiant is a joke man. agreed w/the elite direct flights, but its seasonal and they usually bail after a few months.
give me o'hare or another early morning "business friendly" flight to DFW.
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You know what would be a good towny airline to come into MHK? Allegient. Directs to elite locals with no layovers.
allegiant is a joke man. agreed w/the elite direct flights, but its seasonal and they usually bail after a few months.
give me o'hare or another early morning "business friendly" flight to DFW.
Yeah, O'Hare would be ideal
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heard a rumor about Gatwick. :love:
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heard a rumor about Gatwick. :love:
Well, it's only one layover the way it is 8-)
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Not to get Fatty too excited but an Am-Eagle bigwig is in town :love: . No idea what for though, might be just a routine thing. Trying to find out more, will keep you posted...
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:chirp:
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http://www.themercury.com/News/article.aspx?articleId=4302b2dcd882406d9c73e501c3c8fc44 (http://www.themercury.com/News/article.aspx?articleId=4302b2dcd882406d9c73e501c3c8fc44)
Fatty has to eat his arm
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heard a rumor about Gatwick. :love:
Gatwick is disgusting.
True elites fly into Heathrow. Terminal 5 :love:
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heard a rumor about Gatwick. :love:
Gatwick is disgusting.
True elites fly into Heathrow. Terminal 5 :love:
what do the elites think about BMT?
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Not to get Fatty too excited but an Am-Eagle bigwig is in town :love: . No idea what for though, might be just a routine thing. Trying to find out more, will keep you posted...
Huge airport meltdown tomorrow if this isn't O'hare. :AA:
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what do the elites think about BMT?
intriguing. want to try.
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Not to get Fatty too excited but an Am-Eagle bigwig is in town :love: . No idea what for though, might be just a routine thing. Trying to find out more, will keep you posted...
dear chicagocat,
I hope by 2maro, we'll be seperated by a mere 60 minutes.
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Not to get Fatty too excited but an Am-Eagle bigwig is in town :love: . No idea what for though, might be just a routine thing. Trying to find out more, will keep you posted...
:throwschicagocatahighfive: :love:
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http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/1085649.html
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My god, I think this ia just a 3rd DFW flight announcement. Still say ORD is on the way and I cant believe they would bring in the fracking exec just to announce a 3rd DFW flight. :curse:
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My god, I think this ia just a 3rd DFW flight announcement. Still say ORD is on the way and I cant believe they would bring in the fracking exec just to announce a 3rd DFW flight. :curse:
I mean, yeah, I'm happy to have more options to fly into/out of DFW but god damn it. You know?
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Departure times from Manhattan will now be at 7:30, 12:05, and 4:00. American Eagle has only been offering service between the two airports since August 25th.
what a disappointment...
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i knew it. don't want to be that guy, but ORD remains a dream.
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We should rename this thread 'the thread where ChicagoCat gets outed as mother &@#%ing liar!' :curse: :curse:
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We should rename this thread 'the thread where ChicagoCat gets outed as mother fracking liar!' :curse: :curse:
I said they were looking to add another flight to DFW which was right. I didn't realize it would be this soon. I still expect ORD by the end of the year, the timing of this announcement just pushed hopes ridiculously high.
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I hear rumblings that if the DFW flights continue strong that other options may be added.
The one good thing is, some folks were worried that there may not be enough business, but that's clearly not the case.
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I hear rumblings that if the DFW flights continue strong that other options may be added.
The one good thing is, some folks were worried that there may not be enough business, but that's clearly not the case.
easy catfan0809
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I thought it would be to announce the winner of the annual kindergarten logo design contest.
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time to end the ORD pipedream. look at AA's ORD connections. you don't see MHK type destinations.
http://www.airlineroutemaps.com/USA/American_Airlines_ORD.shtml
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time to end the ORD pipedream. look at AA's ORD connections. you don't see MHK type destinations.
http://www.airlineroutemaps.com/USA/American_Airlines_ORD.shtml
Look at all the sh*tty missouri towns they fly to. I mean Kirksville? Please.
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time to end the ORD pipedream. look at AA's ORD connections. you don't see MHK type destinations.
http://www.airlineroutemaps.com/USA/American_Airlines_ORD.shtml
Look at all the sh*tty missouri towns they fly to. I mean Kirksville? Please.
Yeah, there's tons of more WTF destinations than MHK. We deserve this. We've earned it.
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I'm in ORD right now. I just went to perform what I call a "wallet check" and when I reached down there I f*cking cut my finger on the plastic seat cover because it is all ripped up and sh*t with orange/yellow foam sticking out. ORD SUCKS!
Oh, and I'm sitting accross from a women's room that has been closed for cleaning for over twenty minutes. There was a JAP who got all pissy because she had to walk for a minute down to the next one, which was kinda fuuny, but, seriously, what kind of operation is this?
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chum, was it terminal 2? that's the crappy ORD terms.
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Don't know. It was AA, though. Will post pics when I can.
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Don't know. It was AA, though. Will post pics when I can.
ord is just horrible, but it would be nice to have an mhk flight in and out of there once a day. wouldn't be surprised if it happens. ft riley and their growth is really behind AA and their flights in and out of mhk and it's going to be growing quite a bit in the next three years.
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I agree. It would be totally amazing to have MHK flights to that sh*thole.
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j3/tdj7349/IMG00140.jpg)
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j3/tdj7349/IMG00138.jpg)
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thanks chum. the fact you took the pics means very much to me.
ORD seems to put the big time bucks into termy 1.