Mandala499 From Indonesia, joined Aug 2001, 6181 posts, RR: 74 Reply 3, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2536 times:
Most unusual airlines?
Kartika Air B732 CGK-SRG-CGK as a guest of the airline. Pax came up to me thinking I was part of the management!
Flew CSA on a Tu134 in 1984, again, in the days of the iron curtain. Something unique for someone coming from a country where communism is banned till today.
The most unusual must be my mother's flight on an Interflug A310 in the last days of the iron curtain... The safety card says "please take home" !!!!!!!
Mandala499
When losing situational awareness, pray Cumulus Granitus isn't nearby !
Gr8SlvrFlt From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 1583 posts, RR: 16 Reply 4, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 2519 times:
Nevis Express Islander from Nevis to St. Kitts. I even got a T-shirt!
Mcdougald From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2438 times:
When Air Ontario's fleet was grounded in 1997 due to a flight attendant strike, we were put on board a chartered Voyageur Airways Dash-7 for the Toronto-Sudbury-North Bay trip.
During de-icing in Toronto, a little after 9 p.m. on a winter's night, they had to shut down the two engines while each wing was sprayed. When the engine powering the cabin lights was shut down, with no backup source, we were all left sitting in the dark.
In Sudbury, we were told to remain seated with our seatbelts fastened during refuelling. Somebody (not me!) wisecracked: "Yeah, in case the plane blows up, they'll be able to identify us by which seat we're strapped in to."
Redngold From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 6907 posts, RR: 51 Reply 9, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2429 times:
Kiwi International Airlines EWR-ATL-PIE and return at Christmas 1992. The people were weird, the planes were dirty on the outside and inside, and they broke I don't know how many FAA safety rules in flight (the attendants weren't seated when we landed in Newark!) I swore I would never fly them again and made my father promise he wouldn't fly on them again, either. Kiwi International went under after the FAA grounded them for maintenance violations. Thank God.
Cx340 From Mexico, joined Sep 2000, 609 posts, RR: 4 Reply 11, posted (10 years 12 months 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2359 times:
I know most europeans and specially french citizens will not find this airline unusual, but for me, living in Mexico, it is. I flew Corsair (737-400) from ORY-AGP in 1997. Nice flight and good crew.
Flyingbronco05 From United States of America, joined May 2002, 3838 posts, RR: 3 Reply 15, posted (10 years 12 months 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 2306 times:
The plane was loud and the FA was clueless (it seemed) for the 35 minute flight. The crew in the cockpit was very rough on the controls. United express along with United is a very unusual airline IMO.
Big777jet From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 19, posted (10 years 12 months 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 2227 times:
I flew twice on McClain Airlines back in 1985. From Chicago to Rockford then back to Chicago same day then I flew again other day same route. It was a B727-100. They were bankruptcy in 1986.
Trintocan From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2000, 3191 posts, RR: 4 Reply 20, posted (10 years 12 months 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 2211 times:
I have been on LIAT too, from POS to BGI and back. Each way the Dash 8 stopped twice (outwards, in TAB and GND; on return, in SVD and GND). Yet for the islanders LIAT is an essential service rather than an exotic. The most exotic plane I have been on would be the YS11, which I flew on POS-TAB domestic flights 9 times with Air Caribbean. C2 went broke 2 years ago and the fleet of 6, save 1, was scrapped. The one survivor was flown to Southend last year for sale to a Burundi carrier but met a fiery death there.
LoneStarMike From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 3643 posts, RR: 38 Reply 21, posted (10 years 12 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2194 times:
I guess the most unusual airline I've ever flown on would be Mid Pacific Airlines in 1984.
Frequentflier From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 422 posts, RR: 1 Reply 22, posted (10 years 12 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2191 times:
Executive Airlines (American Eagle) ATR 42
St. Thomas-San Juan
It was an entirely new experience for me boarding on the ramp! Not only this, but there were no assigned seats, and the flight attendant was wearing cargo shorts and a golf shirt. The a/c, which bounced around during the 35 minute flight or so, cruised at 2500 feet. Very interesting experience, very informal.
Chepos From Puerto Rico, joined Dec 2000, 5972 posts, RR: 12 Reply 23, posted (10 years 12 months 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2177 times:
For me it's not an unusual or exotic airline but maybe for alot of people here it is.
Copa Airlines-732 flight- SJU-PTY-CUN-PTY-SJU.
The service was very Americanized, the only thing Latin on Copa is that the f/a's and pilots are Latinos .
Chepos
CMK10 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 513 posts, RR: 4 Reply 24, posted (10 years 12 months 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2169 times:
Air Botswana ATR-42 from JHB-Maun, Botswana then a Fokker-28 back.
This airline has a very interesting history:
They had a fleet of i belive 4 ATR-42's before one of their pilots sabatoged them. he had been fired after testing HIV positive and he stole a plane and after threatening to kill his girl friend, then the president, he smashed the plane into the other 3 which were parked on the ground. Air Bots now rents from Air Litoral and SAS.
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25 Airplanetire: I haven't really flown any really strange airlines. I've flown Pan Am, Piedmont, Delta, Usair (wasn't USairways at the time), American, American Eagle
26 Sccutler: 1. SAN, Ecuador, Guayaquil to Quito, December 24, 1977; bought ticket on SAN, they did not have a plane which would fly, so they borrowed (their words
27 AA767400: turkmenistan airlines in march 2001 istanbul to ashgabat. they boarded a car bumper in the cabin. it sat over the last couple of rows wrapped in bubbl
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