The mile-high stir was enough for air traffic authorities to give the jet, a domestic flight from Torreon to Mexico City, a priority landing.

这起空中骚动，足以让空管人员准许这架从托雷翁飞往墨西哥城的国内航班优先降落。

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The air pressure is also now closer to what is normal in Denver, Colorado -- the mile-high city at 5, 280ft -- than the traditionally higher, and more mountaintop-like standard of 8, 000ft above sea level, sparing fliers from the mild altitude sickness that can be experienced when flying a long distance.

BBC: Increased comfort in the sky

The HS2 network, which will link Manchester to Birmingham and London via high-speed rail, will enter the city through a 7.5 mile (12km) tunnel.

BBC: HS2 to enter Manchester via tunnel under city