Oasis Hong Kong Airline's Boeing 747 takes off at the the Hong Kong international airport Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006. The inaugural flight for budget carrier Oasis Hong Kong Airlines took off for London on Thursday, one day late because of problems getting permission from Russia to fly over its airspace, the firm said. The Oasis jet carrying 300 people was supposed to depart Wednesday afternoon, but the flight was canceled after the passengers spent five hours on the plane waiting for it to take off. [AP]

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