Since this vacation series began with an airport photo, it seems only fitting to end it with one. This shot was taken yesterday at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport, Terminal 3 (the old Pan Am World Port), Gate 8. The jetway has just been removed from Delta’s flight 132 to Athens; two or three minutes later, the aircraft was pushed back and was on its way. The gate did not remain empty long: another Boeing 767 soon occupied the space, my own flight 82 to Nice. We took off at 7 p.m. and landed at 8:10 this morning, ten minutes ahead of schedule. The minutes gained were more than offset by a very late luggage delivery, but the main thing is that my bag arrived at all. We have nor always been this lucky, but then I didn’t fly via London this time...