I've got a bit of free time here, so let's try a couple more:
1) It has been established on this thread that both American Airlines and TWA operated nonstop flights between STL and HNL at different times over the years. Transamerica Airlines also offered service between STL and HNL with B747 equipment; however, these flights were not nonstop but direct in nature as stops were made at either DFW or at both DFW and LAX.
There was also a third airline that operated nonstop service between STL and HNL. Identify the carrier and the aircraft type used. And here's a hint: the westbound service from St. Louis to Hawaii actually originated in a city located in the eastern U.S. Identify this city for extra bonus points.
Well, I've been wondering about this one since it was posted. Outside of TW, AA and TIA, I'm figuring it had to be an airline like ATA (American Trans Air) or possibly an outfit like Tower Air. Let's go with ATA, using an L-1011-500. As to the originating city... uh... Boston?
5) It's the summer of 1983 and you find yourself in Asuncion, Paraguay (ASU) on a Friday night with local friends celebrating the conclusion of a successful business trip. However, you need to be in New Orleans (MSY) by Monday morning for yet another business meeting. So you need to depart on Saturday morning. You have discovered that you can fly direct with no change of plane in first class from ASU to MSY; however, there are no less than four (4) en route stops. Identify the airline, the aircraft type used and all of the intermediate stops.
This sounds like something Eastern Airlines might have been able to provide with its El Inter-Americano First Class Service. I'm guessing a routing like ASU-LAP-LIM-BOG-MIA-MSY using a 727-200 or maybe even an L-1011.
6) It's the winter of 1987 and you need to travel on business from Stockton, CA (SCK) to Minot, ND (MOT). Now, you really do not want to go to Minot as you know it will most likely be very cold in North Dakota! So, to take the sting out the trip, you decide you want to fly in first class on board a jet with no change of plane. What airline would you choose and what type of aircraft would you fly on? Here's a hint: this flight made two (2) intermediate stops en route. Identify these two stops for extra bonus points.
Strictly a guess here: United 737-200 SCK-SFO-DEN-MOT
I'll leave a few questions for others (and who knows, these answers I've provided could very well be wrong anyway!) and leave you all with this article from this morning's Fairbanks News-Miner. Squirrels aren't the only problem around here.
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