Cornish From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2005, 8187 posts, RR: 55 Posted (7 years 1 month 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 3948 times:
After a recent flight, it had me thinking what was the most obscure airline people on here have flown on.
Now I realise that many of us will have flown on some small prop operation where they just carry a few tourists into the desert or bush or island hopping(such as Isles of Scilly Skybus for example between NQY and ISC in my case), but I thought what about those airlines that fly larger aircraft, better still international services.
The reason I was thinking this is that a couple of weeks ago flying back from Mumbai to Delhi what should have been an Indian Airlines flight ended up being operated by what must be one of the world's most obscure flag carriers:
Fanofjets From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 1898 posts, RR: 3 Reply 2, posted (7 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 3913 times:
I flew on the short-lived Sun Jet International, though I still wonder where the "International" fits in.
ZE701 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (7 years 1 month 1 week 15 hours ago) and read 3853 times:
Flew Kabul to Dubai and back this winter with Kam air and Ariana, national flag carrier of Afghanistan. Scary stuff, (On both), no wonder Ariana is referred to as "Scary Anna".
Both Ariana and Kam "store" obsolete aircraft (or surplus ones) near to the main apron at Kabul, so you're never sure what aircraft you're actually getting on until you're on the steps! I saw a Kam 727 sat back on it's tail (nose right up in the air) due to weight of snow this winter.... the answer was to push it upright again then put some old car tyres under the tail in case it happened again. Scary thing was that I then saw same 727 on the ramp at Dubai 6 weeks later meaning some crazy monkey flew it!
NEMA From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2006, 682 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (7 years 1 month 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 3796 times:
I flew on a Tupolev 134a from Nottingham East Midlands to Pula (Yugoslavia) back in 1981. The Airline was Aviogenix, was glad to get back on terra firma.
There isnt really a dark side to the moon, as a matter of fact its all dark!
Ren41 From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 1524 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (7 years 1 month 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 3790 times:
I flew on a Sky King 732 from BOS-JAX on a charter for Super Bowl XXXIX.
They sure packed us in for that flight. I'm 5'10'' and my knees were firmly planted into the seat in front of me and the top of the seat barely reached my neck. It was all good in the end because the Pats won
La Carlota From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 358 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (7 years 1 month 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 3741 times:
I once flew from Skopje to Zurich with this obscure airlne, Avioimpex. Even the livery looks like nobody there cared to get something nice...
Bridogger6 From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 710 posts, RR: 11 Reply 11, posted (7 years 1 month 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 3734 times:
Pulkovo Airlines from Moscow to St. Petersburg and back. Once on a Tu-134 and the return on a Tu-154.. fun times.
Checo77 From Peru, joined Oct 2004, 1345 posts, RR: 9 Reply 19, posted (7 years 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 3588 times:
I have flown on Venezuela´s (a few years back) on Avensa and Servivensa domestice service Boeing 727. Pretty obscure... Oil leaking from the wings, weird engine sounds, F/A was nuts, etc
HAJFlyer From Switzerland, joined Sep 2005, 1466 posts, RR: 10 Reply 24, posted (7 years 3 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 3486 times:
- Air Zimbabwe
- Zambia Airways (R.I.P.)
- Air Malawi
- LAM (Flag carrier of Mozambique)
- Air Sahara
25 HBIHLtoEZE: Oh Yes, Aerocontinente as well... I am not surprised that they are gone now... Cheers
26 Highpeaklad: Pelangi airlines from Singapore (seletar) to Tioman in Malaysia (the island where they filmed South Pacific). Didn't actually fly the route - we all g
27 Babybus: I've been on a Venezuelan carrier called Aerotuy around Venezuela and to Tobago. I'm having problems uploading my photo of it here but I'll keep tryin
28 AzoresLover: Boeinglover24 beat me to it! Probably the most obscure airline I've flown was a domestic Philippine carrier called Asian Spirit. I flew it between Man
29 WorldXplorer: For me, Air Tahiti on a ATR-42 to the Marquesas. Where is AirPacific747? He has a few... WorldXplorer
30 JJJ: I wouldn't say Air Europa are any more obscure than BMI or LTU! Anyway, mine should be: Ghana Air or how to get from Lagos to Niamey via KIA (on a LH
32 JGPH1A: Lots of fairly obscure ones Royal Swazi National Airways Air Caledonie International Flitestar (defunct SA domestic carrier) Air Zimbabwe Safair (SA c
33 Myt332: I'm going to have to say Petroleum Air Services. I had to endure a 1.5 hour Egyptian internal on a Dash7 with them a few years back. I believe they do
34 DFWMzuri: Agreed: I flew Ariana from Tehran to Kandahar to Kabul once, not because I wanted to, but had to. It was the only flight out after I had been strande
35 FlySSC: Back in the mid-90s, I was booked on a charter flight nonstop JMK-CDG. The flight was finally cancelled by the airline for technical reasons and the T
36 DENplanenut: Big Sky Airlines takes the cake for me... flew from Denver (DEN) to Billings, MT (BIL) for over 2 agonizing hours on a Metro III... scary and loud...
37 Burnsie28: Because Big Sky is an international carrier I've only flown one international carrier, and that was Philippines Air LAS-YVR-LAS
38 Crjflyer35: Did SEA to RKSO (Osan AFB) on a military charter back in May of '05. Definitly interesting riding the "Freedom Bird" of World Airways. >View Large Vie
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