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USA Today: Birthday wish fulfilled: 106-year-old woman takes first flight

lreynolds
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USA Today picks up our blog post:

106-year-old Virginia woman who had wanted to fly her entire life finally got to take flight last month on Southwest. On its Nuts About Southwest corporate blog, Southwest says Lela Burden got her wish after her nephew bought her a same-day round-trip from Norfolk to Baltimore/Washington and back on Southwest.

to read more, visit: http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2009/07/birthday-wish-fulfilled-106yearold-woman-takes-first-flight.html