Morphine in the Night

On transatlantic flights I keep a watchful eye the video display which reports the location of our plane, its altitude, time and speed and distance. … Somewhere on these flights comes a moment, driven more by emotion than by the compass or the clock, when you feel the flight no longer tethered to either North America o r Europe. It simply exists in a place of its own….

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Morphine in the Night