Old Timer's Airline Quiz and Discussion.
Feb 13, 2021, 11:29 am
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7- I was initially thinking American -- an A300 JFK-San Juan (SJU) connecting to an ATR-72 -- but I believe AA was still using the First Class designation on Caribbean flights ... so instead I'll start the bidding with Air Aruba, operating to their namesake hub (AUA) with a 757 from Newark (EWR), and thence to BON with a YS-11
Feb 13, 2021, 11:32 am
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Hidey-ho, JL! You've really got 'em swingin' and missin' here! Good on ya! Let me see if I can connect with this one:
2. Now it's 1967 and time for yet another milk run flight! This time you are in Florida and are on your way from Pensacola to Key West with your flight making four stops along the way. Name the air carrier, all four stops in order and the aircraft. It was National operating an L-188 Electra. Stops were not made at JAX, MLB or PBI. So the routing we are looking for was PNS - ___ - ___ - ___ - MIA - EYW.
Okay then, let's try PNS-TPA-MCO-FLL-MIA-EYW with the Electra.
2. Now it's 1967 and time for yet another milk run flight! This time you are in Florida and are on your way from Pensacola to Key West with your flight making four stops along the way. Name the air carrier, all four stops in order and the aircraft. It was National operating an L-188 Electra. Stops were not made at JAX, MLB or PBI. So the routing we are looking for was PNS - ___ - ___ - ___ - MIA - EYW.
Okay then, let's try PNS-TPA-MCO-FLL-MIA-EYW with the Electra.
However, although this flight did indeed stop at both Tampa and Orlando, TPA wasn't the first stop and MCO wasn't the second stop. Plus the flight in question did not stop in Fort Lauderdale.
Time for another swing of the old bat!
Feb 13, 2021, 11:39 am
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Feb 13, 2021, 3:33 pm
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Feb 13, 2021, 5:14 pm
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7- this is rather an obvious guess, but what the heck: ALM via Curacao/CUR, MD-80 and DC-9-30
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let me try with MK on B747SP, triangle route: MRU-TNR-JRO-NBO-TNR-MRU?YVR Cockroach mentioned 1996 was when the demolition of apartheid started, so maybe Tanzania was then open for South Africans and MK wanted to capitalize on this? Plus even during apartheid Mauritius had rather cozy relations with SA.
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Feb 14, 2021, 9:24 am
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In an act of desperation let me try with MK on B747SP, triangle route: MRU-TNR-JRO-NBO-TNR-MRU?
YVR Cockroach mentioned 1996 was when the demolition of apartheid started, so maybe Tanzania was then open for South Africans and MK wanted to capitalize on this? Plus even during apartheid Mauritius had rather cozy relations with SA.
let me try with MK on B747SP, triangle route: MRU-TNR-JRO-NBO-TNR-MRU?YVR Cockroach mentioned 1996 was when the demolition of apartheid started, so maybe Tanzania was then open for South Africans and MK wanted to capitalize on this? Plus even during apartheid Mauritius had rather cozy relations with SA.
Feb 14, 2021, 9:41 am
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So here's a hint.....
The second flight was operated with a turboprop.
Feb 14, 2021, 10:48 am
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7. JFK-XXX-BON, 1988 It wasn't Air Aruba, American, ALM or Air Jamaica, the first flight wasn't operated with a 757, A300, MD-80 or A310, the connection was not made at AUA, SJU,CUR or MBJ,and the second flight wasn't operated with a YS-11, ATR 72, DC9-30 or B727-200. The first flight departed from JFK. Hint: the second flight was operated with turboprop equipment.