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Aug 4, 2018, 10:41 am
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1. As the proprietor of Lisbon’s most respected wine shop, one of the most pleasantly anticipated parts of Rafael’s job is getting to fly down to Chile - the seventh-largest wine-producing country in the world - to personally inspect and sample each of the year’s latest offerings. In keeping with his station in life, he always flies First Class. This year, he’s found an especially appealing itinerary that involves two airlines – one in each direction. Each airline offers a unique four-stop itinerary with no commonality between the two routes. Additionally, each airline operates a different aircraft type, each aircraft built by a different manufacturer. No widebodied aircraft are involved. Identify each airline, the aircraft it flies and the unique 4-stop route it flies between LIS and SCL and back.
HINT: Well we already know that each airline operates a different aircraft type with each aircraft being built by a different manufacturer. We also know that no widebodied aircraft are involved. That's a lot of hints right there, especially given the year. Here's one more. One airline goes up the west coast of South America while the other stays on the east.
ADDITIONAL HINT: Both of these are European Airlines. As to the trans-Atlantic portions of their flights, one was from Lisbon to Rio while the other was from Caracas to Lisbon
HINT: Well we already know that each airline operates a different aircraft type with each aircraft being built by a different manufacturer. We also know that no widebodied aircraft are involved. That's a lot of hints right there, especially given the year. Here's one more. One airline goes up the west coast of South America while the other stays on the east.
ADDITIONAL HINT: Both of these are European Airlines. As to the trans-Atlantic portions of their flights, one was from Lisbon to Rio while the other was from Caracas to Lisbon
(a): Lisbon-Rio-Sao Paulo-Montevideo-Buenos Aires-Santiago, Lufthansa, 707
(b): Santiago-Lima-Guayaquil-Bogota-Caracas-Lisbon, SAS, DC-8
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1. As the proprietor of Lisbon’s most respected wine shop, one of the most pleasantly anticipated parts of Rafael’s job is getting to fly down to Chile - the seventh-largest wine-producing country in the world - to personally inspect and sample each of the year’s latest offerings. In keeping with his station in life, he always flies First Class. This year, he’s found an especially appealing itinerary that involves two airlines – one in each direction. Each airline offers a unique four-stop itinerary with no commonality between the two routes. Additionally, each airline operates a different aircraft type, each aircraft built by a different manufacturer. No widebodied aircraft are involved. Identify each airline, the aircraft it flies and the unique 4-stop route it flies between LIS and SCL and back.
HINT: Well we already know that each airline operates a different aircraft type with each aircraft being built by a different manufacturer. We also know that no widebodied aircraft are involved. That's a lot of hints right there, especially given the year. Here's one more. One airline goes up the west coast of South America while the other stays on the east.
ADDITIONAL HINT: Both of these are European Airlines. As to the trans-Atlantic portions of their flights, one was from Lisbon to Rio while the other was from Caracas to Lisbon
(a): Lisbon-Rio-Sao Paulo-Montevideo-Buenos Aires-Santiago, Lufthansa, 707
(b): Santiago-Lima-Guayaquil-Bogota-Caracas-Lisbon, SAS, DC-8
SAS is correct, but the route is the LH one which you correctly identified which means we now know SAS flew Lisbon-Rio-Sao Paulo-Montevideo-Buenos Aires-Santiago but with a DC-8-63.
The other airline was not Lufthansa but the aircraft was a 707. Additionally, Guayaquil is incorrect (but close)
Care to finish this one off? ^
HINT: Well we already know that each airline operates a different aircraft type with each aircraft being built by a different manufacturer. We also know that no widebodied aircraft are involved. That's a lot of hints right there, especially given the year. Here's one more. One airline goes up the west coast of South America while the other stays on the east.
ADDITIONAL HINT: Both of these are European Airlines. As to the trans-Atlantic portions of their flights, one was from Lisbon to Rio while the other was from Caracas to Lisbon
(a): Lisbon-Rio-Sao Paulo-Montevideo-Buenos Aires-Santiago, Lufthansa, 707
(b): Santiago-Lima-Guayaquil-Bogota-Caracas-Lisbon, SAS, DC-8
SAS is correct, but the route is the LH one which you correctly identified which means we now know SAS flew Lisbon-Rio-Sao Paulo-Montevideo-Buenos Aires-Santiago but with a DC-8-63.
The other airline was not Lufthansa but the aircraft was a 707. Additionally, Guayaquil is incorrect (but close)
Care to finish this one off? ^
Aug 5, 2018, 1:43 am
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7. This African airline had only two flights listed in the 1976 International OAG I reference for these questions. One flight operated from its home base to London and the other flight operated the return flight. Stops were made in Nairobi and Entebbe northbound and in the reverse southbound. Identify the airline, its home base and the equipment it operated on these flights.
HINT: The equipment was secondhand but less than 12 years old...
Struggling with the airline though. East African Airways VC-10s would have been less than 12 years but were supplied new, I believe
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22. ... a wonderful 4 stop flight from his hometown airport at Pittsburgh direct to Phoenix. The only other option is a nonstop TWA flight but what self-respecting aviation enthusiast would ever want to fly nonstop when a 4-stopper beckons? Not Mickey! Identify the airline, the aircraft and the four enroute stops.
HINT: One of the stops is Birmingham, AL
HINT: One of the stops is Birmingham, AL
23. For years Phil has been flying nonstop between Denver and Chicago on a variety of DC-10s from Continental and United Airlines but when he discovers that one airline offers an intriguing three stop service direct into Chicago’s O’Hare International, his inner child says “Why Not?” ... Identify the airline, the aircraft and the three enroute stops.
HINT: It's not a 727 or DC-9 variant. It's not a 4 engine airliner. Gee, there's not a lot of other options in 1978
HINT: It's not a 727 or DC-9 variant. It's not a 4 engine airliner. Gee, there's not a lot of other options in 1978
26. ... a three flight journey involving three airlines, all of them operating standard DC-8s. Thurston will fly nonstop from Honolulu to the first connecting point, overnight there, then catch a one stop flight to the next connection point where he’ll again overnight before boarding the final DC-8 nonstop into San Juan. Identify the three airlines involved as well as the routings – including the intermediate stop – for each flight.
HINT: Three airlines - three DC-8s. Not a lot of options in 1978
HINT: Three airlines - three DC-8s. Not a lot of options in 1978
so for a first guess I’ll posit HNL-Vancouver (YVR) on Canadian Pacific, YVR-DEN-New Orleans (MSY) on UA, and MSY-SJU on Delta
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7. This African airline had only two flights listed in the 1976 International OAG I reference for these questions. One flight operated from its home base to London and the other flight operated the return flight. Stops were made in Nairobi and Entebbe northbound and in the reverse southbound. Identify the airline, its home base and the equipment it operated on these flights.
HINT: The equipment was secondhand but less than 12 years old...
Did the flight originate in Dar Es Salaam? Struggling with the airline though. East African Airways VC-10s would have been less than 12 years but were supplied new, I believe
I believe you're correct with regard to East African VC10s, KT. As such, the airline we're looking for did not originate from Dar. In one respect of your answer you are definitively on the right track however! Please, guess again!
HINT: The equipment was secondhand but less than 12 years old...
Did the flight originate in Dar Es Salaam? Struggling with the airline though. East African Airways VC-10s would have been less than 12 years but were supplied new, I believe
I believe you're correct with regard to East African VC10s, KT. As such, the airline we're looking for did not originate from Dar. In one respect of your answer you are definitively on the right track however! Please, guess again!
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22. Although Mickey received the flyer in the mail back in September, he wasn’t sure if he could get the time off to attend December’s Phoenix Airliners Collectibles Convention at Scottsdale’s swank Camelback Inn. Well this must be his lucky day because not only has he just found out he’s good to go but he’s also found a seat on a wonderful 4 stop flight from his hometown airport at Pittsburgh direct to Phoenix. The only other option is a nonstop TWA flight but what self-respecting aviation enthusiast would ever want to fly nonstop when a 4-stopper beckons? Not Mickey! Identify the airline, the aircraft and the four enroute stops.
HINT: One of the stops is Birmingham, AL
Well, let’s start by trotting out the old Delta 727-232 local ... PIT-ATL-BHM-Shreveport (SHV)-DFW-PHX
An excellent guess J, especially considering the BHM stop. Still, as natural a fit as Delta would seem to be because of this, we're actually looking for another airline. The aircraft is a 727-200 however . Please, guess again!
23. For years Phil has been flying nonstop between Denver and Chicago on a variety of DC-10s from Continental and United Airlines but when he discovers that one airline offers an intriguing three stop service direct into Chicago’s O’Hare International, his inner child says “Why Not?” Now well into his forties, he’s discovered that life can be a lot more exciting when he heeds these crazy impulses. A quick phone call and viola! He’s booked and ready to go tomorrow morning. Identify the airline, the aircraft and the three enroute stops.
HINT: It's not a 727 or DC-9 variant. It's not a 4 engine airliner. Gee, there's not a lot of other options in 1978
While I don’t recall that the original Frontier Airlines served ORD, that doesn’t mean they didn’t expand there early in the post-deregulation era ... let’s say a 737-291 (nicknamed an “Arrow Jet” like their 727s?) that put down in Cheyenne (CYS), Lincoln (LNK), and Omaha (OMA)
You're definitely on the right track here, J. The airline was indeed Frontier and the 737-200 was the aircraft of record. ("Arrow Jet" was reserved exclusively for Frontier's 727s). However, your routing - with the exception of Lincoln - is a bit too far north. LNK was the last stop before flying on to ORD. Please, do have a go at the other two cities visited prior to Lincoln.
26. It’s another lousy day in Paradise when Thurston gets a call from his yachting buddy asking if he’d care to join him and the girls while delivering a new catamaran from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Barbuda, way out in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. Hmm… sounds like a boatload of fun! After requesting that his girlfriend “Lovey” fix him yet another deliciously chilled Mai Tai, he consults his trusty OAG to figure out how he’s going to get from Honolulu to San Juan. There’s no rush – he doesn’t need to be in San Juan until next Friday.
Oooo – that looks nice! - a three flight journey involving three airlines, all of them operating standard DC-8s. Thurston will fly nonstop from Honolulu to the first connecting point, overnight there, then catch a one stop flight to the next connection point where he’ll again overnight before boarding the final DC-8 nonstop into San Juan. Identify the three airlines involved as well as the routings – including the intermediate stop – for each flight.
This one is indeed a puzzler ... I think I actually have four candidate airlines, but for the life of me I can’t get what I remember of their route systems to match up; the other sticking point, having flown HNL-OAK on a United DC-8-62 in Aug 1977, is that I don’t remember UA running any other narrow-bodies to Hawaii. so for a first guess I’ll posit HNL-Vancouver (YVR) on Canadian Pacific, YVR-DEN-New Orleans (MSY) on UA, and MSY-SJU on Delta
Whoa, Nellie! You're all over the map, J! All of the flights relevant to this question were listed in the OAG as "DC8"s. Let's assume for the time being that United's -62s would have been listed as a D8S. Now then, all of the airlines were from the U.S., United and Delta were involved here and Denver was the intermediate stop for the one stop flight. Armed with this additional information, care to have another go?
HINT: One of the stops is Birmingham, AL
Well, let’s start by trotting out the old Delta 727-232 local ... PIT-ATL-BHM-Shreveport (SHV)-DFW-PHX
An excellent guess J, especially considering the BHM stop. Still, as natural a fit as Delta would seem to be because of this, we're actually looking for another airline. The aircraft is a 727-200 however . Please, guess again!
23. For years Phil has been flying nonstop between Denver and Chicago on a variety of DC-10s from Continental and United Airlines but when he discovers that one airline offers an intriguing three stop service direct into Chicago’s O’Hare International, his inner child says “Why Not?” Now well into his forties, he’s discovered that life can be a lot more exciting when he heeds these crazy impulses. A quick phone call and viola! He’s booked and ready to go tomorrow morning. Identify the airline, the aircraft and the three enroute stops.
HINT: It's not a 727 or DC-9 variant. It's not a 4 engine airliner. Gee, there's not a lot of other options in 1978
While I don’t recall that the original Frontier Airlines served ORD, that doesn’t mean they didn’t expand there early in the post-deregulation era ... let’s say a 737-291 (nicknamed an “Arrow Jet” like their 727s?) that put down in Cheyenne (CYS), Lincoln (LNK), and Omaha (OMA)
You're definitely on the right track here, J. The airline was indeed Frontier and the 737-200 was the aircraft of record. ("Arrow Jet" was reserved exclusively for Frontier's 727s). However, your routing - with the exception of Lincoln - is a bit too far north. LNK was the last stop before flying on to ORD. Please, do have a go at the other two cities visited prior to Lincoln.
26. It’s another lousy day in Paradise when Thurston gets a call from his yachting buddy asking if he’d care to join him and the girls while delivering a new catamaran from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Barbuda, way out in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. Hmm… sounds like a boatload of fun! After requesting that his girlfriend “Lovey” fix him yet another deliciously chilled Mai Tai, he consults his trusty OAG to figure out how he’s going to get from Honolulu to San Juan. There’s no rush – he doesn’t need to be in San Juan until next Friday.
Oooo – that looks nice! - a three flight journey involving three airlines, all of them operating standard DC-8s. Thurston will fly nonstop from Honolulu to the first connecting point, overnight there, then catch a one stop flight to the next connection point where he’ll again overnight before boarding the final DC-8 nonstop into San Juan. Identify the three airlines involved as well as the routings – including the intermediate stop – for each flight.
This one is indeed a puzzler ... I think I actually have four candidate airlines, but for the life of me I can’t get what I remember of their route systems to match up; the other sticking point, having flown HNL-OAK on a United DC-8-62 in Aug 1977, is that I don’t remember UA running any other narrow-bodies to Hawaii. so for a first guess I’ll posit HNL-Vancouver (YVR) on Canadian Pacific, YVR-DEN-New Orleans (MSY) on UA, and MSY-SJU on Delta
Whoa, Nellie! You're all over the map, J! All of the flights relevant to this question were listed in the OAG as "DC8"s. Let's assume for the time being that United's -62s would have been listed as a D8S. Now then, all of the airlines were from the U.S., United and Delta were involved here and Denver was the intermediate stop for the one stop flight. Armed with this additional information, care to have another go?
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7. This African airline had only two flights listed in the 1976 International OAG I reference for these questions. One flight operated from its home base to London and the other flight operated the return flight. Stops were made in Nairobi and Entebbe northbound and in the reverse southbound. Identify the airline, its home base and the equipment it operated on these flights.
HINT: The equipment was secondhand but less than 12 years old...
Did the flight originate in Dar Es Salaam? Struggling with the airline though. East African Airways VC-10s would have been less than 12 years but were supplied new, I believe
I believe you're correct with regard to East African VC10s, KT. As such, the airline we're looking for did not originate from Dar. In one respect of your answer you are definitively on the right track however! Please, guess again!
HINT: The equipment was secondhand but less than 12 years old...
Did the flight originate in Dar Es Salaam? Struggling with the airline though. East African Airways VC-10s would have been less than 12 years but were supplied new, I believe
I believe you're correct with regard to East African VC10s, KT. As such, the airline we're looking for did not originate from Dar. In one respect of your answer you are definitively on the right track however! Please, guess again!
Perhaps you are hinting that a VC-10 is included in the answer?
I initially dismissed Air Malawi as their VC-10 would have already reached its 12th birthday in May 1975.
However, in case it's the answer - Air Malawi with their VC-10 from Blantyre.
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well then! time to dissect this further —
- DL didn’t yet serve Hawaii
- the DEN hub of course points to UA operating XXX-DEN-YYY
- that in turn leaves HNL-XXX on a much smaller carrier
the first problem is that the only “smaller carriers” I remember were operating the Stretch 8; the second problem is that I don’t recall DL into SJU from anywhere besides MSY (and LAX, which I know saw the Stretch 8 and the L-1011)
so I’m totally spitballing here:
so I’m totally spitballing here:
- “smaller carrier” = Trans International (later known as Transamerica)
- XXX = Oakland (OAK)
- YYY = Dallas (DFW)
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7. This African airline had only two flights listed in the 1976 International OAG I reference for these questions. One flight operated from its home base to London and the other flight operated the return flight. Stops were made in Nairobi and Entebbe northbound and in the reverse southbound. Identify the airline, its home base and the equipment it operated on these flights.
HINT: The equipment was secondhand but less than 12 years old...
Did the flight originate in Dar Es Salaam? Struggling with the airline though. East African Airways VC-10s would have been less than 12 years but were supplied new, I believe
I believe you're correct with regard to East African VC10s, KT. As such, the airline we're looking for did not originate from Dar. In one respect of your answer you are definitively on the right track however! Please, guess again!
Perhaps you are hinting that a VC-10 is included in the answer? I initially dismissed Air Malawi as their VC-10 would have already reached its 12th birthday in May 1975. However, in case it's the answer - Air Malawi with their VC-10 from Blantyre.
KT, I must apologize for I stand corrected on my assertion that the VC10 in question was secondhand. Turns out it was leased from BA and never wore the colors of the lessee. That said, I went to VC10.net and checked - the aircraft in question (A Super VC10) first flew in early 1965 thus making it less than 12 years old in 1976. The airline in question was not Air Malawi however. Even so, this ought to be a pretty easy tap in for you now...
HINT: The equipment was secondhand but less than 12 years old...
Did the flight originate in Dar Es Salaam? Struggling with the airline though. East African Airways VC-10s would have been less than 12 years but were supplied new, I believe
I believe you're correct with regard to East African VC10s, KT. As such, the airline we're looking for did not originate from Dar. In one respect of your answer you are definitively on the right track however! Please, guess again!
Perhaps you are hinting that a VC-10 is included in the answer? I initially dismissed Air Malawi as their VC-10 would have already reached its 12th birthday in May 1975. However, in case it's the answer - Air Malawi with their VC-10 from Blantyre.
KT, I must apologize for I stand corrected on my assertion that the VC10 in question was secondhand. Turns out it was leased from BA and never wore the colors of the lessee. That said, I went to VC10.net and checked - the aircraft in question (A Super VC10) first flew in early 1965 thus making it less than 12 years old in 1976. The airline in question was not Air Malawi however. Even so, this ought to be a pretty easy tap in for you now...
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26. It’s another lousy day in Paradise when Thurston gets a call from his yachting buddy asking if he’d care to join him and the girls while delivering a new catamaran from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Barbuda, way out in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. Hmm… sounds like a boatload of fun! After requesting that his girlfriend “Lovey” fix him yet another deliciously chilled Mai Tai, he consults his trusty OAG to figure out how he’s going to get from Honolulu to San Juan. There’s no rush – he doesn’t need to be in San Juan until next Friday.
Oooo – that looks nice! - a three flight journey involving three airlines, all of them operating standard DC-8s. Thurston will fly nonstop from Honolulu to the first connecting point, overnight there, then catch a one stop flight to the next connection point where he’ll again overnight before boarding the final DC-8 nonstop into San Juan. Identify the three airlines involved as well as the routings – including the intermediate stop – for each flight.
This one is indeed a puzzler ... I think I actually have four candidate airlines, but for the life of me I can’t get what I remember of their route systems to match up; the other sticking point, having flown HNL-OAK on a United DC-8-62 in Aug 1977, is that I don’t remember UA running any other narrow-bodies to Hawaii. so for a first guess I’ll posit HNL-Vancouver (YVR) on Canadian Pacific, YVR-DEN-New Orleans (MSY) on UA, and MSY-SJU on Delta
Whoa, Nellie! You're all over the map, J! All of the flights relevant to this question were listed in the OAG as "DC8"s. Let's assume for the time being that United's -62s would have been listed as a D8S. Now then, all of the airlines were from the U.S., United and Delta were involved here and Denver was the intermediate stop for the one stop flight. Armed with this additional information, care to have another go?
Well then! time to dissect this further —
Oooo – that looks nice! - a three flight journey involving three airlines, all of them operating standard DC-8s. Thurston will fly nonstop from Honolulu to the first connecting point, overnight there, then catch a one stop flight to the next connection point where he’ll again overnight before boarding the final DC-8 nonstop into San Juan. Identify the three airlines involved as well as the routings – including the intermediate stop – for each flight.
This one is indeed a puzzler ... I think I actually have four candidate airlines, but for the life of me I can’t get what I remember of their route systems to match up; the other sticking point, having flown HNL-OAK on a United DC-8-62 in Aug 1977, is that I don’t remember UA running any other narrow-bodies to Hawaii. so for a first guess I’ll posit HNL-Vancouver (YVR) on Canadian Pacific, YVR-DEN-New Orleans (MSY) on UA, and MSY-SJU on Delta
Whoa, Nellie! You're all over the map, J! All of the flights relevant to this question were listed in the OAG as "DC8"s. Let's assume for the time being that United's -62s would have been listed as a D8S. Now then, all of the airlines were from the U.S., United and Delta were involved here and Denver was the intermediate stop for the one stop flight. Armed with this additional information, care to have another go?
Well then! time to dissect this further —
- DL didn’t yet serve Hawaii
- The DEN hub of course points to UA operating XXX-DEN-YYY
- That in turn leaves HNL-XXX on a much smaller carrier
The first problem is that the only “smaller carriers” I remember were operating the Stretch 8; the second problem is that I don’t recall DL into SJU from anywhere besides MSY (and LAX, which I know saw the Stretch 8 and the L-1011)
Let me help you out a bit here, J. Remember now, we're in post-deregulation times where you may recall there was an initial free for all on new routes. United and Delta are two of the airlines involved in this answer, but United was NOT the airline that routed through Denver. So... put that in your pipe and let's see what smokes up!
Let me help you out a bit here, J. Remember now, we're in post-deregulation times where you may recall there was an initial free for all on new routes. United and Delta are two of the airlines involved in this answer, but United was NOT the airline that routed through Denver. So... put that in your pipe and let's see what smokes up!
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23. For years Phil has been flying nonstop between Denver and Chicago on a variety of DC-10s from Continental and United Airlines but when he discovers that one airline offers an intriguing three stop service direct into Chicago’s O’Hare International, his inner child says “Why Not?” ... Identify the airline, the aircraft and the three enroute stops.
While I don’t recall that the original Frontier Airlines served ORD, that doesn’t mean they didn’t expand there early in the post-deregulation era ... let’s say a 737-291 (nicknamed an “Arrow Jet” like their 727s?) that put down in Cheyenne (CYS), Lincoln (LNK), and Omaha (OMA)
You're definitely on the right track here, J. The airline was indeed Frontier and the 737-200 was the aircraft of record. ("Arrow Jet" was reserved exclusively for Frontier's 727s). However, your routing - with the exception of Lincoln - is a bit too far north. LNK was the last stop before flying on to ORD. Please, do have a go at the other two cities visited prior to Lincoln.
While I don’t recall that the original Frontier Airlines served ORD, that doesn’t mean they didn’t expand there early in the post-deregulation era ... let’s say a 737-291 (nicknamed an “Arrow Jet” like their 727s?) that put down in Cheyenne (CYS), Lincoln (LNK), and Omaha (OMA)
You're definitely on the right track here, J. The airline was indeed Frontier and the 737-200 was the aircraft of record. ("Arrow Jet" was reserved exclusively for Frontier's 727s). However, your routing - with the exception of Lincoln - is a bit too far north. LNK was the last stop before flying on to ORD. Please, do have a go at the other two cities visited prior to Lincoln.
26. It’s another lousy day in Paradise when Thurston gets a call from his yachting buddy asking if he’d care to join him and the girls while delivering a new catamaran from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Barbuda, way out in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. Hmm… sounds like a boatload of fun! After requesting that his girlfriend “Lovey” fix him yet another deliciously chilled Mai Tai, he consults his trusty OAG to figure out how he’s going to get from Honolulu to San Juan. There’s no rush – he doesn’t need to be in San Juan until next Friday.
Oooo – that looks nice! - a three flight journey involving three airlines, all of them operating standard DC-8s. Thurston will fly nonstop from Honolulu to the first connecting point, overnight there, then catch a one stop flight to the next connection point where he’ll again overnight before boarding the final DC-8 nonstop into San Juan. Identify the three airlines involved as well as the routings – including the intermediate stop – for each flight.
... United and Delta were involved here and Denver was the intermediate stop for the one stop flight. Armed with this additional information, care to have another go?
Well then! time to dissect this further —
... Remember now, we're in post-deregulation times where you may recall there was an initial free for all on new routes. United and Delta are two of the airlines involved in this answer, but United was NOT the airline that routed through Denver.
Oooo – that looks nice! - a three flight journey involving three airlines, all of them operating standard DC-8s. Thurston will fly nonstop from Honolulu to the first connecting point, overnight there, then catch a one stop flight to the next connection point where he’ll again overnight before boarding the final DC-8 nonstop into San Juan. Identify the three airlines involved as well as the routings – including the intermediate stop – for each flight.
... United and Delta were involved here and Denver was the intermediate stop for the one stop flight. Armed with this additional information, care to have another go?
Well then! time to dissect this further —
- DL didn’t yet serve Hawaii
- The DEN hub of course points to UA operating XXX-DEN-YYY
- That in turn leaves HNL-XXX on a much smaller carrier
... Remember now, we're in post-deregulation times where you may recall there was an initial free for all on new routes. United and Delta are two of the airlines involved in this answer, but United was NOT the airline that routed through Denver.
HNL-SFO UA
SFO-DEN-MIA Braniff
MIA-SJU DL
Aug 8, 2018, 10:48 am
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23. For years Phil has been flying nonstop between Denver and Chicago on a variety of DC-10s from Continental and United Airlines but when he discovers that one airline offers an intriguing three stop service direct into Chicago’s O’Hare International, his inner child says “Why Not?” ... Identify the airline, the aircraft and the three enroute stops.
While I don’t recall that the original Frontier Airlines served ORD, that doesn’t mean they didn’t expand there early in the post-deregulation era ... let’s say a 737-291 (nicknamed an “Arrow Jet” like their 727s?) that put down in Cheyenne (CYS), Lincoln (LNK), and Omaha (OMA)
You're definitely on the right track here, J. The airline was indeed Frontier and the 737-200 was the aircraft of record. ("Arrow Jet" was reserved exclusively for Frontier's 727s). However, your routing - with the exception of Lincoln - is a bit too far north. LNK was the last stop before flying on to ORD. Please, do have a go at the other two cities visited prior to Lincoln.
Google maps shows Grand Island (GRI) would have been the second stop; I'll posit North Platte (LBF) as the first
Perhaps I should have reworded my response in that Lincoln is correct but the first cities you mentioned were too far north. Try one state down and I'm confident you'll find the answer
26. It’s another lousy day in Paradise when Thurston gets a call from his yachting buddy asking if he’d care to join him and the girls while delivering a new catamaran from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Barbuda, way out in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. Hmm… sounds like a boatload of fun! After requesting that his girlfriend “Lovey” fix him yet another deliciously chilled Mai Tai, he consults his trusty OAG to figure out how he’s going to get from Honolulu to San Juan. There’s no rush – he doesn’t need to be in San Juan until next Friday.
Oooo – that looks nice! - a three flight journey involving three airlines, all of them operating standard DC-8s. Thurston will fly nonstop from Honolulu to the first connecting point, overnight there, then catch a one stop flight to the next connection point where he’ll again overnight before boarding the final DC-8 nonstop into San Juan. Identify the three airlines involved as well as the routings – including the intermediate stop – for each flight.
United and Delta were involved here and Denver was the intermediate stop for the one stop flight. Armed with this additional information, care to have another go?
Well then! time to dissect this further —
Remember now, we're in post-deregulation times where you may recall there was an initial free for all on new routes. United and Delta are two of the airlines involved in this answer, but United was NOT the airline that routed through Denver.
google maps shows Grand Island (GRI) would have been the second stop; I'll posit North Platte (LBF) as the first
Just remembered that there was a Delta flight between Miami and San Juan, so let's try this one ...
HNL-SFO UA
SFO-DEN-MIA Braniff
MIA-SJU DL
Your arlines are all correct, but the west coast connecting city was Oakland, not San Francisco. Here's the schedule:
UA 106 Honolulu (HNL) 230p-905p Dinner Oakland (OAK) DC-8 Daily
BN 383 Oakland (OAK) 155p-455p Snack Denver (DEN) 545p-1110p Dinner Miami (MIA) DC-8 Daily
DL 1861 Miami (MIA) 115p-426p Lunch San Juan (SJU) DC-8 Daily
While I don’t recall that the original Frontier Airlines served ORD, that doesn’t mean they didn’t expand there early in the post-deregulation era ... let’s say a 737-291 (nicknamed an “Arrow Jet” like their 727s?) that put down in Cheyenne (CYS), Lincoln (LNK), and Omaha (OMA)
You're definitely on the right track here, J. The airline was indeed Frontier and the 737-200 was the aircraft of record. ("Arrow Jet" was reserved exclusively for Frontier's 727s). However, your routing - with the exception of Lincoln - is a bit too far north. LNK was the last stop before flying on to ORD. Please, do have a go at the other two cities visited prior to Lincoln.
Google maps shows Grand Island (GRI) would have been the second stop; I'll posit North Platte (LBF) as the first
Perhaps I should have reworded my response in that Lincoln is correct but the first cities you mentioned were too far north. Try one state down and I'm confident you'll find the answer
26. It’s another lousy day in Paradise when Thurston gets a call from his yachting buddy asking if he’d care to join him and the girls while delivering a new catamaran from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Barbuda, way out in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. Hmm… sounds like a boatload of fun! After requesting that his girlfriend “Lovey” fix him yet another deliciously chilled Mai Tai, he consults his trusty OAG to figure out how he’s going to get from Honolulu to San Juan. There’s no rush – he doesn’t need to be in San Juan until next Friday.
Oooo – that looks nice! - a three flight journey involving three airlines, all of them operating standard DC-8s. Thurston will fly nonstop from Honolulu to the first connecting point, overnight there, then catch a one stop flight to the next connection point where he’ll again overnight before boarding the final DC-8 nonstop into San Juan. Identify the three airlines involved as well as the routings – including the intermediate stop – for each flight.
United and Delta were involved here and Denver was the intermediate stop for the one stop flight. Armed with this additional information, care to have another go?
Well then! time to dissect this further —
- DL didn’t yet serve Hawaii
- The DEN hub of course points to UA operating XXX-DEN-YYY
- That in turn leaves HNL-XXX on a much smaller carrier
Remember now, we're in post-deregulation times where you may recall there was an initial free for all on new routes. United and Delta are two of the airlines involved in this answer, but United was NOT the airline that routed through Denver.
google maps shows Grand Island (GRI) would have been the second stop; I'll posit North Platte (LBF) as the first
Just remembered that there was a Delta flight between Miami and San Juan, so let's try this one ...
HNL-SFO UA
SFO-DEN-MIA Braniff
MIA-SJU DL
Your arlines are all correct, but the west coast connecting city was Oakland, not San Francisco. Here's the schedule:
UA 106 Honolulu (HNL) 230p-905p Dinner Oakland (OAK) DC-8 Daily
BN 383 Oakland (OAK) 155p-455p Snack Denver (DEN) 545p-1110p Dinner Miami (MIA) DC-8 Daily
DL 1861 Miami (MIA) 115p-426p Lunch San Juan (SJU) DC-8 Daily
Aug 8, 2018, 10:51 am
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With plenty of clues to work with, I think I'll just leave these remaining unanswered questions up and jlemon and I can address them after his return.
In the meantime, should any of you care to try your hand at befuddling the cognoscenti, now would be an excellent opportunity to give it a go with one or more questions of your own.
Speaking only for myself, I get a kick out of attempting an "educated" guess even if I'm waaay off. Sometimes I'm spot on (witness jlemon's 1968 Airwest California destinations question where it so happens that I've been to all of those airports except Vandenberg AFB.) In general, I find the journey to the truth via responses following an incorrect answer rather entertaining and it's fun to flush out the truth given additional clues.
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE SOURCED FROM A 1976 INTERNATIONAL OAG
1. As the proprietor of Lisbon’s most respected wine shop, one of the most pleasantly anticipated parts of Rafael’s job is getting to fly down to Chile - the seventh-largest wine-producing country in the world - to personally inspect and sample each of the year’s latest offerings. In keeping with his station in life, he always flies First Class. This year, he’s found an especially appealing itinerary that involves two airlines – one in each direction. Each airline offers a unique four-stop itinerary with no commonality between the two routes. Additionally, each airline operates a different aircraft type, each aircraft built by a different manufacturer. No widebodied aircraft are involved. Identify each airline, the aircraft it flies and the unique 4-stop route it flies between LIS and SCL and back.
A N S W E R E D
2. Angus is thrilled to discover that his upcoming flight from Edinburgh, Scotland will be aboard the largest passenger aircraft currently flying out of EDI in 1976. Identify the aircraft type and where Angus will be flying to.
HINT: It's a jet
3. Rolf is the executive chef for one of the world’s leading hotel chains. His job has him traveling all over the world. At present he’s teaching a course for the staff at his chain’s Fiji resort property when a cable arrives requesting his immediate presence in Denpasar, Indonesia. The hotel there will be hosting a summit of Indonesia’s largest mining conglomerates and the home office would like him to whip up something special for the occasion. Nadi to Denpasar… man, oh man… that could take a day or more to travel. But no! As luck would have it, there’s a single once-weekly one stop flight departing Nadi early tomorrow morning. A change of gauge is required at the enroute stop, and he’ll arrive Jakarta tomorrow afternoon. Please identify the airline, the enroute stop and the two aircraft types involved.
HINT: One of the aircraft involved is a widebody. Both aircraft are built by the same manufacturer.
5. In 1976, Mexico City was generally deemed worthy of larger aircraft on international flights. As such, despite the proximity of the US and Central America, twin jets operating international flights were rarely seen at MEX. A couple of airlines operated BAC-111s and of course AeroMexico had its DC-9s but only one airline operated the 737 into Mexico City. Identify that airline and the airport it served MEX from.
A N S W E R E D
7. This African airline had only two flights listed in the 1976 International OAG I reference for these questions. One flight operated from its home base to London and the other flight operated the return flight. Stops were made in Nairobi and Entebbe northbound and in the reverse southbound. Identify the airline, its home base and the equipment it operated on these flights.
HINT: The equipment (A leased Super VC10) was less than 12 years old...
9. Lance is enjoying the sun and surf at Miami Beach when headquarters calls and informs him that he’s needed in Paris as soon as possible. Uh… would that be Paris, Texas or Paris, France? The latter, I’m afraid. Well dang! On a positive note, there’s a First Class seat available that very evening aboard a widebodied jet operating nonstop from MIA into ORY. Identify the airline and aircraft Lance will be flying upon.
12. 14 year old Seamus loves to bicycle down to Dublin Airport on Saturdays to engage in one of his favorite hobbies: Plane spotting. His favorite airplane is the Vickers Viscount. While other wince and cover their ears at the approach of the Viscount, Seamus loves the ear splitting whine of its four Rolls Royce Dart engines. Four airlines operate the Viscount into Dublin in 1976. Can you identify them?
A N S W E R E D
13. Stan is delivering a yacht from Suva, Fiji to Apia, Western Samoa when he gets a call on his satellite phone that he's needed on an assignment in Chicago. ASAP please. Consulting his maps and whatever else was used in 1976 to figure out where you’re at, Stan informs his contact that he’s a little more than half way to Samoa. There ain’t much out here with an airport worthy of anything larger than a seaplane. Checking his maps, he sees that Wallis Island is only a couple hundred miles to his north. Any chance of catching a flight out of there? After an annoyingly long hold, his contact gets back to him with news that if he can get into Wallis by February 21st, there’s a flight out to another Pacific island from where he can make far more connections. If he doesn’t make that one, the next flight out of WLS isn’t until February 4th, in which case he might as well sail on to Samoa. Surprisingly, the flight is operated by a jet but unfortunately for Stan who stands 6’7” tall, there is no First Class offered on the flight. Identify the only airline that flies into Wallis Island – albeit only once every couple of weeks – and the aircraft type operated. Feel free to have a go at the destination of that flight as well if you wish.
HINT: It was an American built aircraft
14. One day per week, this flight originates in Tokyo and terminates in Mahe, Seychelles Islands. Along the way it makes two stops. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served along the daylight journey. As booked and enjoyed in the comfort of the First Class cabin, this just might be “The Perfect Flight”. Identify the airline, the aircraft and the two intermediate stops.
HINT: The two enroute stops are Hong Kong and Colombo
15. Rio de Janeiro is truly South America’s gateway to Africa with nonstop flights across the Atlantic to five African destinations. Your mission – should you decide to accept it – is to identify the five cities served and then figure out which airlines serve each route. One of the African cities is only a technical stop used by two airlines with no scheduled flights listed between GIG and it.
A N S W E R E D
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE SOURCED FROM A 1978 NORTH AMERICAN OAG
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 departing San Diego each morning except Sunday. Jerry quickly reserves two tickets in the First Class cabin. Identify the airline and aircraft he’ll be flying upon.
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.
HINT: This airline was a deregulation knockout
20. Identify the two longest flights operated in North America by Boeing 727s. Each flight serves the same destination airport but originates from different airports and is operated by different airlines.
A N S W E R E D
22. Although Mickey received the flyer in the mail back in September, he wasn’t sure if he could get the time off to attend December’s Phoenix Airliners Collectibles Convention at Scottsdale’s swank Camelback Inn. Well this must be his lucky day because not only has he just found out he’s good to go but he’s also found a seat on a wonderful 4 stop flight from his hometown airport at Pittsburgh direct to Phoenix. The only other option is a nonstop TWA flight but what self-respecting aviation enthusiast would ever want to fly nonstop when a 4-stopper beckons? Not Mickey! Identify the airline, the aircraft and the four enroute stops.
HINT: One of the stops is Birmingham, AL
23. For years Phil has been flying nonstop between Denver and Chicago on a variety of DC-10s from Continental and United Airlines but when he discovers that one airline offers an intriguing three stop service direct into Chicago’s O’Hare International, his inner child says “Why Not?” Now well into his forties, Phil has discovered that life can be a lot more exciting when he heeds these crazy impulses. A quick phone call and viola! He’s booked and ready to go tomorrow morning. Identify the airline, the aircraft and the three enroute stops.
A N S W E R E D
24. Renaldo is planning his winter vacation to sunny Barbados and dreading the inevitable connection at dreary old JFK or crazy crowded MIA when to his great surprise his travel agent informs him that there’s a nonstop flight operating once a week from Boston straight into Barbados. Book it, please. Identify the airline and the aircraft flown.
HINT: It was a second or possibly even third hand 4 engine aircraft
25. When it comes to the winter schedule, most airlines operate wide body jets between the US mainland and San Juan, Puerto Rico. At worst you might have to settle for an off peak 707 or 727. But lookee here – one airline operates a twin engine jet on a single daily nonstop flight from the mainland - late at night no less! Identify the route, the airline and the aircraft operated.
HINT: No First Class was offered on this flight
In the meantime, should any of you care to try your hand at befuddling the cognoscenti, now would be an excellent opportunity to give it a go with one or more questions of your own.
Speaking only for myself, I get a kick out of attempting an "educated" guess even if I'm waaay off. Sometimes I'm spot on (witness jlemon's 1968 Airwest California destinations question where it so happens that I've been to all of those airports except Vandenberg AFB.) In general, I find the journey to the truth via responses following an incorrect answer rather entertaining and it's fun to flush out the truth given additional clues.
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE SOURCED FROM A 1976 INTERNATIONAL OAG
1. As the proprietor of Lisbon’s most respected wine shop, one of the most pleasantly anticipated parts of Rafael’s job is getting to fly down to Chile - the seventh-largest wine-producing country in the world - to personally inspect and sample each of the year’s latest offerings. In keeping with his station in life, he always flies First Class. This year, he’s found an especially appealing itinerary that involves two airlines – one in each direction. Each airline offers a unique four-stop itinerary with no commonality between the two routes. Additionally, each airline operates a different aircraft type, each aircraft built by a different manufacturer. No widebodied aircraft are involved. Identify each airline, the aircraft it flies and the unique 4-stop route it flies between LIS and SCL and back.
A N S W E R E D
2. Angus is thrilled to discover that his upcoming flight from Edinburgh, Scotland will be aboard the largest passenger aircraft currently flying out of EDI in 1976. Identify the aircraft type and where Angus will be flying to.
HINT: It's a jet
3. Rolf is the executive chef for one of the world’s leading hotel chains. His job has him traveling all over the world. At present he’s teaching a course for the staff at his chain’s Fiji resort property when a cable arrives requesting his immediate presence in Denpasar, Indonesia. The hotel there will be hosting a summit of Indonesia’s largest mining conglomerates and the home office would like him to whip up something special for the occasion. Nadi to Denpasar… man, oh man… that could take a day or more to travel. But no! As luck would have it, there’s a single once-weekly one stop flight departing Nadi early tomorrow morning. A change of gauge is required at the enroute stop, and he’ll arrive Jakarta tomorrow afternoon. Please identify the airline, the enroute stop and the two aircraft types involved.
HINT: One of the aircraft involved is a widebody. Both aircraft are built by the same manufacturer.
5. In 1976, Mexico City was generally deemed worthy of larger aircraft on international flights. As such, despite the proximity of the US and Central America, twin jets operating international flights were rarely seen at MEX. A couple of airlines operated BAC-111s and of course AeroMexico had its DC-9s but only one airline operated the 737 into Mexico City. Identify that airline and the airport it served MEX from.
A N S W E R E D
7. This African airline had only two flights listed in the 1976 International OAG I reference for these questions. One flight operated from its home base to London and the other flight operated the return flight. Stops were made in Nairobi and Entebbe northbound and in the reverse southbound. Identify the airline, its home base and the equipment it operated on these flights.
HINT: The equipment (A leased Super VC10) was less than 12 years old...
9. Lance is enjoying the sun and surf at Miami Beach when headquarters calls and informs him that he’s needed in Paris as soon as possible. Uh… would that be Paris, Texas or Paris, France? The latter, I’m afraid. Well dang! On a positive note, there’s a First Class seat available that very evening aboard a widebodied jet operating nonstop from MIA into ORY. Identify the airline and aircraft Lance will be flying upon.
12. 14 year old Seamus loves to bicycle down to Dublin Airport on Saturdays to engage in one of his favorite hobbies: Plane spotting. His favorite airplane is the Vickers Viscount. While other wince and cover their ears at the approach of the Viscount, Seamus loves the ear splitting whine of its four Rolls Royce Dart engines. Four airlines operate the Viscount into Dublin in 1976. Can you identify them?
A N S W E R E D
13. Stan is delivering a yacht from Suva, Fiji to Apia, Western Samoa when he gets a call on his satellite phone that he's needed on an assignment in Chicago. ASAP please. Consulting his maps and whatever else was used in 1976 to figure out where you’re at, Stan informs his contact that he’s a little more than half way to Samoa. There ain’t much out here with an airport worthy of anything larger than a seaplane. Checking his maps, he sees that Wallis Island is only a couple hundred miles to his north. Any chance of catching a flight out of there? After an annoyingly long hold, his contact gets back to him with news that if he can get into Wallis by February 21st, there’s a flight out to another Pacific island from where he can make far more connections. If he doesn’t make that one, the next flight out of WLS isn’t until February 4th, in which case he might as well sail on to Samoa. Surprisingly, the flight is operated by a jet but unfortunately for Stan who stands 6’7” tall, there is no First Class offered on the flight. Identify the only airline that flies into Wallis Island – albeit only once every couple of weeks – and the aircraft type operated. Feel free to have a go at the destination of that flight as well if you wish.
HINT: It was an American built aircraft
14. One day per week, this flight originates in Tokyo and terminates in Mahe, Seychelles Islands. Along the way it makes two stops. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served along the daylight journey. As booked and enjoyed in the comfort of the First Class cabin, this just might be “The Perfect Flight”. Identify the airline, the aircraft and the two intermediate stops.
HINT: The two enroute stops are Hong Kong and Colombo
15. Rio de Janeiro is truly South America’s gateway to Africa with nonstop flights across the Atlantic to five African destinations. Your mission – should you decide to accept it – is to identify the five cities served and then figure out which airlines serve each route. One of the African cities is only a technical stop used by two airlines with no scheduled flights listed between GIG and it.
A N S W E R E D
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE SOURCED FROM A 1978 NORTH AMERICAN OAG
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 departing San Diego each morning except Sunday. Jerry quickly reserves two tickets in the First Class cabin. Identify the airline and aircraft he’ll be flying upon.
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.
HINT: This airline was a deregulation knockout
20. Identify the two longest flights operated in North America by Boeing 727s. Each flight serves the same destination airport but originates from different airports and is operated by different airlines.
A N S W E R E D
22. Although Mickey received the flyer in the mail back in September, he wasn’t sure if he could get the time off to attend December’s Phoenix Airliners Collectibles Convention at Scottsdale’s swank Camelback Inn. Well this must be his lucky day because not only has he just found out he’s good to go but he’s also found a seat on a wonderful 4 stop flight from his hometown airport at Pittsburgh direct to Phoenix. The only other option is a nonstop TWA flight but what self-respecting aviation enthusiast would ever want to fly nonstop when a 4-stopper beckons? Not Mickey! Identify the airline, the aircraft and the four enroute stops.
HINT: One of the stops is Birmingham, AL
23. For years Phil has been flying nonstop between Denver and Chicago on a variety of DC-10s from Continental and United Airlines but when he discovers that one airline offers an intriguing three stop service direct into Chicago’s O’Hare International, his inner child says “Why Not?” Now well into his forties, Phil has discovered that life can be a lot more exciting when he heeds these crazy impulses. A quick phone call and viola! He’s booked and ready to go tomorrow morning. Identify the airline, the aircraft and the three enroute stops.
A N S W E R E D
24. Renaldo is planning his winter vacation to sunny Barbados and dreading the inevitable connection at dreary old JFK or crazy crowded MIA when to his great surprise his travel agent informs him that there’s a nonstop flight operating once a week from Boston straight into Barbados. Book it, please. Identify the airline and the aircraft flown.
HINT: It was a second or possibly even third hand 4 engine aircraft
25. When it comes to the winter schedule, most airlines operate wide body jets between the US mainland and San Juan, Puerto Rico. At worst you might have to settle for an off peak 707 or 727. But lookee here – one airline operates a twin engine jet on a single daily nonstop flight from the mainland - late at night no less! Identify the route, the airline and the aircraft operated.
HINT: No First Class was offered on this flight
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