standing on the wing of a low flying plane

Fear of Flying

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November 11th 2007
Whilst in Indonesia, I took an internal flight with some Indonesian airline I had never heard of. I have no fear of flying, yet I was slightly concerned about this flight. Indonesian airlines have one of the worst safety records in the world. None of them are permitted to fly into ANY European Airport because of this. Apparently, when European airlines remove their planes from service, they sell t ... read more

Asia » Indonesia

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more