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In four years...


I calculated some travel statistics for Alex last night. In 4 years of life he has:

  • Taken 42 flights
  • Caught 14 different aircraft types (including subtypes)
  • 11 different airlines (by AOC)
  • Passed through 19 different airports
  • Visited 12 countries (13 if you treat Hong Kong as separate from China)
By the end of next month he should have added 9 more flights, 1 more aircraft type, 3 more airlines, 5 more airports and another country (unless you treat Taiwan as China). 

My stats at the same age were 2, 1, 1, 2, 1. 

Comments

signol said…
At almost 4 years old, my son has some interesting stats too:
http://my.flightmemory.com/matthewthompson
And at not quite 18 months, my daughter is almost catching up!
http://my.flightmemory.com/amythompson
All with another trip to the in-laws in May booked...

signol
allrite said…
I think Matthew's may be private and Amy public, but how the world has changed since we were kids.
signol said…
I know, until I was a teenager, we'd have one flight (well, return trip) per year from our local airport to Jersey for our annual holiday. A highlight of my childhood!

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