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Some people won’t leave their home on Friday the 13th. Others won’t even get out of their bed on the dreaded day. But, those on Finnair flight 666 from Copenhagen (CPH) to Helsinki (HEL) didn’t think anything of flying on the notoriously unlucky day.
✈️️ Finnair flight 666, at 13 o'clock on Friday the 13th with a 13 year old aircraft, has landed safely in HELhttps://t.co/0kWfkcARmO pic.twitter.com/OPvpyyq4F4
With so much already in-theme for the day, it wouldn’t be surprising if the flight landed at Gate 13. Unfortunately, that’s where the coincidences end, as confirmed by HEL:
The good news is — especially for those who are extremely superstitious — that the flight landed safely. In fact, it landed in HEL about nine minutes earlier than its scheduled arrival.
People on Twitter were quick to react to the flight — with plenty of puns:
And some more play on the superstitions:
@flightradar24 With black cats and broken mirrors in the cargo hold? :-)
And, of course, some aviation fun:
@flightradar24 The HIGH WAY to HEL
For the rest of us not on board, we can only hope the captain welcomed the passengers, “Ladies and gentlemen, flight 666 has safely landed in HEL. Happy Friday the 13th!”
Source: thepointsguy.com