* * * * * Flag of South Korea. Seoul, South Korea: Singapore Airlines had recently begun serving Vancouver, Canada, and tied it in with their service of Taipei and Seoul. When first accepting one of these trips - 15 th December 1988 – it proved to be a most unusual expedition; if not stunningly enlightening. From Singapore it took the 747 four hours and six minutes to reach Taipei’s Chiang Kai Shek International, at Taiwan. After a quick turnaround, we were airborne again and landed at Seoul’s Kimpo International, South Korea, two hours and twelve minutes later. It was like reliving an old reoccurring nightmare, for I had previously m...