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Bump and ride

Humans are hard-wired to choose between fight and flight, but increasingly modern air travel demands both simultaneously.

The aggravation, stress and loss of all normal agency entailed in catching a plane would not be tolerated in any other modern transaction.

A single air traffic control glitch in London has caused global disruption for weeks. This was almost not news, since the inconvenience was not

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