# Flight to HEL

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-to-hel/777113>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 14, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-to-hel/777113 "2017-01-14T16:10:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-to-hel/777113/1 "2017-01-14T16:10:47Z")

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Flight 666 takes off on Friday the 13th, 13:00 local time, destination HEL.

> **[Flight 666 makes safe Friday the 13th landing in HEL](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/13/flight-666-makes-safe-friday-13th-landing-hel/96540628/)**
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> In a bizarre Friday the 13th coincidence, a flight bearing the number of the beast went straight to HEL today.

I don’t suppose the passenger manifest included Louis Cypher? 😛

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-to-hel/777113/2 "2017-01-14T16:31:09Z")

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I wonder if Bob Wilson and John Valentine might’ve been on the flight as well.

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**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-to-hel/777113/3 "2017-01-14T17:24:58Z")

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Eh, been done by [Iron Maiden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden:_Flight_666), when they had their lead singer piloting the plane on a world wide tour. I heard about this this morning and thought Maiden was touring again.

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**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-to-hel/777113/4 "2017-01-14T18:04:15Z")

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I always thought you had to take the highway.