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Right-Wingers Angry Obama Won't Cancel Ebola Flights That Don't Exist (Original Post) circlethesquare Oct 2014 OP
I kinda wondered about the idea of these poor countries having NON STOP flights to the US. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #1
Why would "poor countries" not have non stop flights? Is it too far? Cost too much for them poor Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #2
These places aren't exactly tourist spots. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #3
Parts of homegirl Oct 2014 #4
What I'm saying is non-stop flights to the United States. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #6
Come on Barak, just cancel them! :) Helen Borg Oct 2014 #5

Fred Sanders

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2. Why would "poor countries" not have non stop flights? Is it too far? Cost too much for them poor
Sat Oct 18, 2014, 09:44 AM
Oct 2014

folks?

Or could it be it is not economical?

You could be right though, just too poor for something so advanced as non- stop flights....sheesh.

homegirl

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4. Parts of
Sat Oct 18, 2014, 12:33 PM
Oct 2014

West Africa are tourist, charter groups, destinations from Scandinavia and Northern Europe. Senegal which had one case and contained the spread is one of those countries. The Gambia which has been successful in avoiding the virus is another.

I doubt that Liberia has an international airline and is probably serviced by an international carrier via a hub in Europe.

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