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[richterca]

I just came across this, and couldn't resist. Who can spot the flaw in this sentence?

Midwest Airlines' flight to San Francisco is the longest non-stop flight that leaves from Mitchell International Airport[in Milwaukee], said airport spokeswoman Pat Rowe.

EDIT: As of 8:30, I think Spazzy is the only one who got what I was going for. If your

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[unrealfred]

Pat Rowe is, in fact, a spokesman?

I'm just not seeing it.

[brian_s]

I'm fairly certain that there are cities in Canada that are much closer to Milwaukee than San Francisco is. In fact, a quick glance at the Mitchell Airport website indicates that there's a United flight from there to Toronto. And last I checked, Canada is, in fact, a foreign country. :)

[richterca]

Yeah, yeah, I thought of that later, but gut reaction is that "they must not have international flights", plus it's funny.

Besides, Canada's practically America anyways...

[aresk]

Um...all that means is there's no direct international flights overseas from Milwaukee. They likely stop on the east coast or west coast before flying overseas. There's nothing saying that flights from Milwaukee do not eventually head overseas. Granted, I don't know the regulations for international airline travel, but I know at least in the shipping industry, if you are sending cargo from England to Houston via Charleston (the ship stops in Charleston before heading to Houston), then Houston is still where the cargo is brought into the U.S.; Charleston doesn't count for purposes of entry into the country, as the cargo never leaves the ship. I could see a similar argument being made with people never leaving a non-secure zone from a stop-off airport. *shrug*

[aresk]

Here's a quote from Wikipedia:

Conversely, some airports which call themselves international airports, especially in smaller United States cities, in fact have no scheduled international airline passenger service but do have customs and immigration facilities serving charter, cargo and general aviation flights. At many of these airports customs and immigration services are only available with several hours advance notice. One example of such an airport is Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A few, such as Gary/Chicago International Airport in Gary, Indiana, are in fact not international airports at all; they are not designated as airports of entry but aspire to become such in the future and added "international airport" to their names as a marketing tool.

[richterca]

See! It's all a sham anyways!

[richterca]

Brandon and I had a discussion about this last night. Personally I think that if every plane from Milwaukee has to stop at (let's say) JFK before heading over-seas, it is JFK that is the International Airport.