100,000 is what it is supposed to be - 39,000 are sitting in airplanes on
the ground due to delays of various kinds...

Jack G.

"Square Wheels" wrote in message
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Got this in an email full of 'little-known facts'. Most were correct, but
a few were not.

So, does this seem about right? I would have guessed more.

I checked out Snopes, but no reference there.

"The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000"

Comments appreciated......!

PS - I would have guessed over 100,000, FWIW.


SW


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