Old Timer's Airline Quiz and Discussion.
Dec 8, 2014, 11:41 am
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time to weigh in on #2 ... I don't think any US carrier currently serves either Lebanon or Syria, but I'm reasonably certain that Pan Am flew to Beirut and Damascus (one or both of these cities may have seen TWA Connies and/or 707s as well)
Dec 8, 2014, 12:04 pm
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TWA did indeed serve both Dharan (Saudi Arabia) as well as Basra (Iraq). Additionally, TWA also served Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).
TWA was not, however, the only U.S. serving either Saudi Arabia or Iraq. All three cities mentioned were also served by Pan Am.
You've come up with two; there are an amazing ten more countries. Any guesses?
You are correct, Icecat, with Qatar and the UAE; these are two of the four countries which satisfy this question. However, as your answer above, Iraq is not one of them.
With QR one can fly ARN-DOH-JFK/IAD. With DY & EK both fly ARN-DXB and EK & UA both fly from DXB to various points in the US. While one can fly IA ARN-BGW, there is presently no airline which flies non-stop from BGW (nor any other city in Iraq for that matter) to the United States.
There remain two other countries. Hint: they are on different continents from one another. Flying through one country would require an interline connection while flying through the other country would be an online connection.
TWA was not, however, the only U.S. serving either Saudi Arabia or Iraq. All three cities mentioned were also served by Pan Am.
You've come up with two; there are an amazing ten more countries. Any guesses?
You are correct, Icecat, with Qatar and the UAE; these are two of the four countries which satisfy this question. However, as your answer above, Iraq is not one of them.
With QR one can fly ARN-DOH-JFK/IAD. With DY & EK both fly ARN-DXB and EK & UA both fly from DXB to various points in the US. While one can fly IA ARN-BGW, there is presently no airline which flies non-stop from BGW (nor any other city in Iraq for that matter) to the United States.
There remain two other countries. Hint: they are on different continents from one another. Flying through one country would require an interline connection while flying through the other country would be an online connection.
Dec 8, 2014, 12:08 pm
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this is FT ... this is the airline/airliner enthusiasts' thread ... how those equate to "in their right mind" for any of us escapes me
Dec 8, 2014, 12:21 pm
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Both Pan Am & TWA have served Beirut while Pan Am served Damascus.
Eight more to go in this category.
Dec 8, 2014, 12:31 pm
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Dec 8, 2014, 12:31 pm
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For other enthusiasts, it is merely a question of one's ability to put different parts of the global aviation maps together.
That said, while ARN-DXB-JFK is 151% longer than the distance ARN-JFK, one of the remaining possible connecting points increases the distance by less than 50% of the nonstop while the other remaining connecting point increases the distance by between 50% and 100%.
To put that in perspective, BOS-IAD-BUF is 76% longer than BOS-BUF. I imagine that there are many who take this connection.
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Dec 8, 2014, 12:41 pm
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I'll take a stab at three more of these countries once served by U.S. airlines...
1. Algeria: TWA served Algiers
2. Egypt: TWA served Cairo. I don't believe Pan Am did
3. Jordan: I'm going to guess Pan Am to Amman, given that King Hussein married Najeeb Halaby's daughter
1. Algeria: TWA served Algiers
2. Egypt: TWA served Cairo. I don't believe Pan Am did
3. Jordan: I'm going to guess Pan Am to Amman, given that King Hussein married Najeeb Halaby's daughter
Dec 8, 2014, 1:25 pm
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Egypt: You are also correct with TW to Cairo. Pan Am didn't fly there; however, there is third U.S. carrier which did.
Jordan: You are correct with Amman, but Pan Am never flew there (or elsewhere in Jordan): a different U.S. carrier did, but only after the marriage.
Dec 8, 2014, 1:59 pm
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... With QR one can fly ARN-DOH-JFK/IAD. With DY & EK both fly ARN-DXB and EK & UA both fly from DXB to various points in the US. ... ... Two more countries remain, each on a different continent -- one requiring an online connection and the other an interline connection.
as for Asia, how about SAS via Tel Aviv, connecting to El Al or Delta or United?
Dec 8, 2014, 2:13 pm
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ARN-CMN-JFK on AT
ARN-TLV (on either SK or DY) connecting to TLV-US (on LY, DL, UA or US)
Dec 9, 2014, 10:15 am
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2. Which of these countries do not presently have such service but have been served by U.S. airlines in the past? Name the U.S. airline(s) which provided service. Partially answered:
Algeria (TW)
Egypt (TW & ???)
Jordan (which airline???)
Iraq (PA & TW)
Lebanon (PA & TW)
Saudi Arabia (PA & TW)
Syria (PA)
Five more countries remain.
Hint: The 25 countries the librarian tells you have Arabic as an official language are:
1. Algeria
2. Bahrain
3. Chad
4. Comoros
5. Djibouti
6. Egypt
7. Eritrea
8. Iraq
9. Israel
10. Jordan
11. Kuwait
12. Lebanon
13. Libya
14. Mauritania
15. Morocco
16. Oman
17. Palestine
18. Qatar
19. Saudi Arabia
20. Somalia
21. Sudan
22. Syria
23. Tunisia
24. United Arab Emirates
25. Yemen
Algeria (TW)
Egypt (TW & ???)
Jordan (which airline???)
Iraq (PA & TW)
Lebanon (PA & TW)
Saudi Arabia (PA & TW)
Syria (PA)
Five more countries remain.
Hint: The 25 countries the librarian tells you have Arabic as an official language are:
1. Algeria
2. Bahrain
3. Chad
4. Comoros
5. Djibouti
6. Egypt
7. Eritrea
8. Iraq
9. Israel
10. Jordan
11. Kuwait
12. Lebanon
13. Libya
14. Mauritania
15. Morocco
16. Oman
17. Palestine
18. Qatar
19. Saudi Arabia
20. Somalia
21. Sudan
22. Syria
23. Tunisia
24. United Arab Emirates
25. Yemen