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  • Flight Review – AA2371 Orlando to Miami

    American Airlines
    Date: 02 December 2024
    Flight Number: AA2371
    Gate: 56 
    Seat: 10A & 10B (Economy)
    Plane: Boeing 737 Max-8
    Boarded: 07:35 
    Pushback: 08:06 (Scheduled 08:00)
    Take off: 08:23
    Arrived: 09:03 (Scheduled 09:14)
    Scheduled Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes
    Actual Duration: 57 minutes
    Distance: 309 km

    This flight was from Orlando International Airport (MCO – Orlando, USA) to Miami International Airport (MIA – Miami, USA).

    This was the second of two flights, see here for the Los Angeles to Orlando flight review.

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  • Flight Review – AA2091 Los Angeles to Orlando

    American Airlines
    Date: 01-02 December 2024
    Flight Number: AA2091
    Gate: 48A (Terminal 4)
    Seat: 13D & 13E (Economy)
    Plane: Airbus A321neo
    Boarded: 22:24 
    Pushback: 23:08 (Scheduled 22:59)
    Take off: 23:26
    Arrived: 06:24 (Scheduled 06:45)
    Schedule Duration: 4 hours 46 minutes
    Actual Duration: 4 hours 16 minutes
    Distance: 3,569 km

    This flight was from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX – Los Angeles, USA) to Orlando International Airport (MCO – Orlando, USA).

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  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 3 – Los Angeles, USA

    Universal Studios Hollywood – Los Angeles, USA

    Sunday 01 December 2024
    Highlights: Universal Studios in particular Backlot Tours and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride.

    A big day at Universal Studios was ahead followed up being a trip to the airport for an overnight flights to get to Maimi.

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  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 2 – Los Angeles, USA

    Central Perk (Friends) Warner Bros. Studios – Los Angeles, USA

    Saturday 30 November 2024.
    Highlights: Warner Studios Bros. Tour, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles Skyline at night

    A big day awaited us today but first, we had to adjust to our new time zone. I woke up several times during the night and finally got up at 9 am, which was 4 am in Melbourne roughly the time I lock the cats out of my room, so nothing new. I let Erin sleep in a little longer.

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  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 1 – Melbourne to Los Angeles, USA

    Friday 29 November 2024.
    Highlights: Business class flights, The Hollywood Walk of Fame.

    The start of my 2024-25 world trip commences with an extended day travelling over the international date line from Australia to the USA via Fiji.

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