When Halley's comet last appeared in 1910, blazing a brilliant trail across the skies, it was greeted with a mixture of awe, hysteria and hoopla. Some of the awe remains, and thanks in part to British Airways, some of the hoopla will be recaptured when the comet approaches earth again. Last week the airline announced that for (pounds)30, or about $42, it is offering the "flight of a lifetime" on four moonless nights in December and January.
Departing from Manchester, the flights will cruise for an hour over the North Atlantic at 35,000 ft., offering a view of the comet from...
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