Originally Posted by
Swanhunter
Bemused at the idea of Yangon (Rangoon) or Tehran as weird. Baghdad wasn't 20 odd years ago either. As TLV being obscure... BA did file for rights to Basra after the Coalition invasion but never actually started the route for obvious reasons.
BA used to fly to Detroit and Charlotte - much odder.
I didnt suggest Tel Aviv and Lagos were 'obscure' I was just pointing out in the old days their were some far cheaper ways of getting there via Communist hubs