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People all around the festival could be seen stopping and pointing out the flying spectacle.

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“We were learning on the fly, getting extra security, managing ticket sales, creating guest lists. It was a storybook situation.”

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Owner Avtar Walia says he didn’t necessarily think turkey would fly in an Indian restaurant, but his customers indeed wanted it for Thanksgiving.

The airline said it doesn’t fly to Italy, which some other commenters also pointed out.

Hollywood movies have featured flying taxis for decades, but it wasn’t until this month that a Silicon Valley company invested in a real-world hub for futuristic flying machines in Los Angeles.

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