Flights Of Fancy

The world of aviation is stranger than you might think – from beach runways to Hallo Kitty livery to in-flight discos, there’s a world of oddball facts to discover – with $50 up for grabs for six aeronautics experts…


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    1. Which airline flew only pets (“pawsengers”) in the main cabin, no human passengers, when it launched in 2009?

    2. There’s an island airport where planes cross an actual public road when landing. Where is it?

    3. Which airline is infamous for serving “mystery meat” in its in-flight meals?

    4. Which is the world’s only airport with a beach runway?

    5. Which island is home to the world’s shortest commercial runway, perched on a cliff where planes must take off directly over the ocean?

    6. Which airline operated in-flight disco areas with dance floors on its Boeing 747s in the 1970s, complete with music, mood lighting, and a bar?

    7. Where can you land at an airport nicknamed “the most dangerous in the world”?

    8. Which real airline has Hello Kitty–themed planes with cartoon pillows, food, and toilet paper?

    9. Which airport has a runway that is literally built on stilts over the ocean?

    10. Which Caribbean airport’s runway ends right at a popular beach, where tourists get blown by jet blasts?

    11. Which airline once flew a route nicknamed “The Milk Run,” delivering groceries and mail along with passengers?

    12. There’s an airport where goats were once used to keep grass trimmed near runways. Where?

    13. Which European low-cost airline, led by Michael O’Leary, proposed “standing-room only” fares around 2009–2010, an idea later rejected by regulators?

    14. Which destination’s airport has a runway shorter than many aircraft carriers?

    15. Which airline has operated all-female crew flights to celebrate International Women’s Day?

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      1. Hello SLAMAT TIMOTHY TAN. Yes, we learnt a lot as well,espically the runways near a beach was a new one for our quiz masters.

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      1. Thank you Rajendra Yadav. With every quiz we learn something as well, when looking for question s based on the theme of het quiz.

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    4. Love your quizzes. But the aviation one??? please check number 6 answer. I am almost certain it is Lufthansa. And number 12 – – LAX and SFO used to as well . .as did DXB back in the 70s when I worked there

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      1. Thanks Carole Webster for trying hte quizzes, and so glad that you are enjoying them as well. Keep at it and we hope the surprise of a win is in your inbox soon.

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