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The last commercial flight out of Kai Tak

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The Last Flight to Hong Kong

Kaitak 251 was the last flight to take off from Hong Kong's Kaitak Airport. Kim Cassey, a former Royal Navy pilot, took over as captain on July 5th. He describes how he found out that he had been chosen for the job at a reunion of his old crew. The final journey home ended in an empty airport with only two or three check-in desks working.

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