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Plane abandoned at Hanoi airport
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7446469.stm
Plane abandoned at Hanoi airport Officials say the plane could belong to a Cambodian airline Vietnamese authorities say they are mystified as to who owns a Boeing 727 which has been abandoned at Hanoi's Noi Bai airport. The plane was flown in from Siem Reap in neighbouring Cambodia in late 2007 and has been unclaimed ever since. An airport official told the BBC that they believe the owners could be an airline based in Cambodia. The official said that if it remains unclaimed, the plane will have to be sent for scrap. The plane has a Cambodian flag on its fuselage and is emblazoned with the name Air Dream, but the authorities say they have no information about the airline. Earlier, one security official at Noi Bai airport told the BBC’s Vietnamese Service that the plane belongs to bankrupt budget Cambodian airline Royal Khmer, but this is not certain. Permission was originally given for the plane to remain at the airport while essential maintenance was carried out but these repairs have not been done. Online newspaper VietnamNet reported that the owners could be unable or unwilling to pay the required airport parking fees. |
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Plane abandoned at Hanoi airport
spanka wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7446469.stm Plane abandoned at Hanoi airport Officials say the plane could belong to a Cambodian airline Vietnamese authorities say they are mystified as to who owns a Boeing 727 which has been abandoned at Hanoi's Noi Bai airport. The plane was flown in from Siem Reap in neighbouring Cambodia in late 2007 and has been unclaimed ever since. An airport official told the BBC that they believe the owners could be an airline based in Cambodia. The official said that if it remains unclaimed, the plane will have to be sent for scrap. The plane has a Cambodian flag on its fuselage and is emblazoned with the name Air Dream, but the authorities say they have no information about the airline. Earlier, one security official at Noi Bai airport told the BBC’s Vietnamese Service that the plane belongs to bankrupt budget Cambodian airline Royal Khmer, but this is not certain. Permission was originally given for the plane to remain at the airport while essential maintenance was carried out but these repairs have not been done. Online newspaper VietnamNet reported that the owners could be unable or unwilling to pay the required airport parking fees. According to Wiki: Air Dream is a charter airline based in Cambodia. As of 2007, it was making flights between Siem Reap, Cambodia and Hanoi, Vietnam.[1] Its single known aircraft, chartered from financially troubled Royal Khmer Airlines, was flown to Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, in "late" 2007 for maintenance and abandoned there, suggesting this charter service is defunct.[2] Maybe not mysterious at all. /Nisse -- Remove the obvious part before replying by mail please! |
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Plane abandoned at Hanoi airport
"Nisse PowerMan" kirjoitti ... spanka wrote: The plane has a Cambodian flag on its fuselage and is emblazoned with the name Air Dream, but the authorities say they have no information about the airline. A descriptive name for an airline of this sort. Once the head of state from Biranda arrived in London by an Air Biranda flight. Minister of Department of Administrative Affairs, mr. Jim Hacker saw this happening on telly. He turned to his permanent secretary sir Humphrey Appleby and asked how many planes the Air Biranda has. It puzzled the minister when the answer was: "none". "What do you mean by none" he said and pointed to the TV set. Permanent secretary knew to tell that during the last six months nine (9) African countries had arranged a state visit by leasing the same plane which was naturally repainted accordingly. The British civil service knew the company by name Mumbo Jumbo. |
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Plane abandoned at Hanoi airport
Nice quote from one of my favourite TV comedies.
You did know that you were quoting an episode from the British TV series "Yes! Minister" didn't you?? "Markku Grönroos" wrote in message . fi... "Nisse PowerMan" kirjoitti ... spanka wrote: The plane has a Cambodian flag on its fuselage and is emblazoned with the name Air Dream, but the authorities say they have no information about the airline. A descriptive name for an airline of this sort. Once the head of state from Biranda arrived in London by an Air Biranda flight. Minister of Department of Administrative Affairs, mr. Jim Hacker saw this happening on telly. He turned to his permanent secretary sir Humphrey Appleby and asked how many planes the Air Biranda has. It puzzled the minister when the answer was: "none". "What do you mean by none" he said and pointed to the TV set. Permanent secretary knew to tell that during the last six months nine (9) African countries had arranged a state visit by leasing the same plane which was naturally repainted accordingly. The British civil service knew the company by name Mumbo Jumbo. |
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Plane abandoned at Hanoi airport
" A Mate" kirjoitti . com.au... Nice quote from one of my favourite TV comedies. You did know that you were quoting an episode from the British TV series "Yes! Minister" didn't you?? Yes! |
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