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17. Jerry was looking forward to yet another fun weekend of sun and surf off his home beach in La Jolla, California when he got a call from his old college roommate. “Hey Dude – how would you and Sara like to join me and Jen for a weekend of skiing at Alta? I won a free weekend for 4 complete with a condo and two days’ worth of lift tickets. All you have to do is get to Salt Lake City next Friday!” Dude!!! Right on! A quick check of the schedules reveals a single nonstop flight serving this market each morning except Sunday. Jerry quickly reserves two tickets in the First Class cabin. Identify the airline and aircraft he’ll be flying upon.
Perhaps the only way to fly SAN-SLC was aboard a 707-347C (Western Airlines, that is)
You would think, wouldn't you? I mean, Western owned Salt Lake and was a strong presence at SAN. Still, surprisingly it didn't offer nonstop service on the SAN-SLC market. Another airline did with a different aircraft type than the 707. Please, guess again!
Not WA ... well that's surprising, but ok then ... how about SAN-SLC via United on a 727-100?
A good guess, J - but no! It was not United. Nor was it a 727-100. I see the correct answer coming very shortly however...
The other big player at SLC was the Top Banana In The West, aka Hughes Airwest, which flew DC-9s ... I was about to specify the more prevalent Series 30 (although they also operated the Series 10s that had originally been delivered to Bonanza and West Coast), but it occurred to me that RW also took up a few 727-200s ... so for now I'll declare a missed approach with the 9, and guess the 72S
A most logical choice and indeed if I didn't know better, I'd be right with you on this one.As it is however, the schedule I reference indicates a different airline - but one that does operate a 727-200 on this flight.
18. It’s Friday and Jim has just completed a grueling week of work managing the day to day operations at his company Amalgamated Anti-Matter, Inc. While driving home through the Milwaukee suburbs, he once again hears on the radio that a nasty winter storm is heading for Milwaukee and is now due to arrive tomorrow afternoon. Hmm… the Packers are playing the Dolphins in Miami this weekend. Why not get out of town to enjoy a little surf at Miami Beach and a little turf at the Orange Bowl? Oh no! He just remembered that Northwest’s on strike. Again! Well dang! Who else could get him down to South Florida? A quick call to his local travel agent reveals a nicely priced three stop flight that provides First Class service while serving breakfast and a snack along the way. Book it, Jimbo! Identify the airline, aircraft and three enroute stops.
Taking "deregulation knockout" to mean "filed bankruptcy some time after after 1978 due to inability to compete against deregulation startups" I will posit Braniff operating a 727-200 via Kansas City (MCI), Dallas (DFW), and -- per the hint -- Tampa (TPA)
You're definitely on the right flight path, J. Braniff is correct! Additionally, Kansas City was the first stop out of Milwaukee. As such, here's were we stand so far: BN MKE - MCI - XXX - TPA - MIA 727-200. Identifying the missing stop should be easy for a seasoned OTAQ&D vet like you. Go for it!
Houston (IAH) is the next most logical BN stopping point
Houston would indeed seem so but alas - it was not. We're looking for a different stop here. You can do it!
BN had a fair number of flights at both Memphis (MEM) and Nashville (BNA) but I don't recall any Florida service at either; ditto for San Antonio (SAT) and Austin (AUS) ...
<shrug> Oklahoma City?
Yep, Oklahoma City is the one. Here's the schedule:
BN 287 Milwaukee (MKE) 700a – 815a (Breakfast) Kansas City (MCI) 845a – 940a (Snack) Oklahoma City (OKC) 1005a – 115p Tampa (TPA) 140p – 225p Miami (MIA)
Aircraft: 727-200
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