Friendship Flight (Alaska Airlines)

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The friendship flight was a singular flight operated by Alaska Airlines on June 13, 1988 from Nome, Alaska in the United States to Provideniya in the Soviet Union. There were 82 passengers on board and the flight lasted 45 minutes.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alaska Airlines begins Soviet flights". upi.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Cold War thaw began with a 'friendship flight' over Bering Strait". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 14 May 2018.