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DATE: THURSDAY, June 16, 1994                   TAG: 9406270115
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: EXTRA1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Joel Achenbach
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FARES HAVE KEPT CONCORDE FORM TAKING OFF

Q: Why didn't supersonic airline flights catch on?

A: We called British Airways to find out what a round-trip jaunt to London on the Concorde would cost, and they told us, in a flat tone of voice that suggests years of training so as to avoid cracking up, $7,800. We offered to stay over a Saturday night. They still wouldn't budge.


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