Originally Posted by nwacked

Welcome to the Mystery Airline contest. Contestants can attempt to guess the medium-haul mystery airline that serves both LHR and LGW by viewing the sickly distorted version of the "solved" picture here:

http://nwacked.myphotoalbum.com/view...3&id=tap_med_3

After viewing that impenetrable clue, contestants may guess about the actual identity of the airline based upon oblique hints.

The first hint is:

1) Max had his flight delayed by eight hours after the airline's aircraft was frustratingly deployed for troop movements in Mozambique. Max sat around for the entire eight hours in fa@@@ing Lisbon TAPPING his foot in the departure lounge.