April 4, 2002DepartureI hurried back from my last night shift at 1:00 a.m. Fearing I might miss the early-morning flight, I had little sleep the following few hours. Took a shower and logged onto the Internet for some time and it was dawn. At 6:30 a.m., I left with just a bag on my back, alone.
Boarded flight HU7382, operated by Hainan Airlines and due to take off at 8:30 a.m.Not only was the plane the very newest of the Boeing 737 series, a brand new 737-800, but the flight service was superb. By the way, the flight attendants were quite pretty, too. No wonder Hainan Airlines is reputed to be the best carrier in China.
Three and a half hours later, we landed in Haikou. When I got out of the cabin, oh boy, it was like stepping out of an air-conditioned room and into the heat of mid-summe ...