38. (2001) You need to fly from Myrtle Beach, SC to Spokane, WA. Your trip will feature four flights aboard three airlines – each of them operating the exact same make and model of aircraft.
The first two flights will be aboard the same airline. The first flight will make one enroute stop to the first connection airport. The second flight will be nonstop. The third and fourth flights will also be nonstops, each operated by a different airline.
Alright then, you’ve got plenty to work with here, so please provide the three airlines, the complete routing and of course the aircraft type common to all four flights.
I’m gonna start the guessing with a MadDog (MD-80)- MYR-Charleston/ CHS-Atlanta/ATL and ATL-Houston/ IAH on Delta
- IAH-Seattle/SEA on Continental
there *is* a technicality here that might invalidate this guess, in that DL operated the MD-88 which was (to my knowledge) regarded as distinct from the MD-81/82/83 fleets on the other carriers
Way to get the ball rolling,
J! Unfortunately, per the schedules in the source I referenced for this question, the MD80 just wouldn't work. Alas, neither will any of the cities you've routed through.
No, we're looking for different airlines operating a different aircraft over a different routing. If anyone here is up for this challenge, it's an inveterate old OAG reader like yourself!
Please, guess again!
BTW, I would not differentiate between an MD81/2/3 and an 88. I can't really tell the difference myself. The -87 is smaller and has that different tail, while the -90 has the tail and the larger engines. And the -95 done gone and morphed into the 717-200 with even larger Rolls Royce engines.