GIBRALTAR (Source: GibChronicle) Gibraltar airport is fourth on a list of '10 most stunning approaches' by PrivateFly.com, a company for private flights and plane bookings, where it is described thus: "Gibraltar airport is owned by the Ministry of Defence as RAF Gibraltar. Private jet operators also use the airport to arrange private jet charter to and from Gibraltar - and civilian airlines for flights to the UK and Spain. The airport has the distinction of being the closest to the city that it serves, being only 500 metres from Gibraltar’s city centre. The runway is actually intersected by a main road which has to be closed every time a plane lands or departs. The rock of Gibraltar looms large on the stunning approach, causing unusual wind patterns and turbulence." Remaining on the subject of transport, the Cunard Line website states "Famous for the Rock of Gibraltar, this Spanish port is a Cunard Cruise Line stop for World Cruise and Mediterranean cruise itineraries." In line with our policy of tongue-in-cheekiness, we refuse to comment on either of these statements but urge our readers to do so. It is for you, Dear Reader, to decide which item is good and which bad...
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