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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10/mpfdzustrb68lozmbtfe.jpg?quality=75798448As Storm Ciara causes flooding and transportation delays across Britain, at least some are finding the weather rather agreeable as the winds from the storm helped British Airways flight BA112 cross the Atlantic in a record time of four hours and 56 minutes.