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Plane stupid?

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Writer:

Colin Goodwin | Journalist

Date:

20 May 2022

The island of Capri looked so beautiful we had to do another lap. The whole Amalfi coast is stunning, particularly so from the cockpit of a light aircraft a mere couple of thousand feet above the sea.

We had taken off from Salerno and our next stop was Luqa International Airport in Malta, approached by flying over the Grand Harbour in Valletta. Another amazing sight.

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