Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Flight Of Ignoramus

One of my life's little delights is hearing from Air India - their frequent flyer program, to be more specific. The latest email, informing me that they have upgraded their fleet, does not disappoint at all:

"You, no doubt, know that our daily non-stop services from JFK operate with new 777-200LRs, and our daily flights from Chicago with 777-300ERs." (emphasis mine)

I can see a pop quiz at the airport before checking in.

AI Officer: "What aircraft will we be flying today?"
Passenger: "Umm...747?"

Officer: "FAIL! EPIC FAIL! Back of the bus! No poori-chole for you!"

(then turning to the stewardess, with a sneer on his face):

"Foolish civilians! The answer we are expecting is - "the longer-range 777-300ER and 777-200LR variants entered service in 2004 and 2006, respectively, while a freighter version, the 777F, first flew in 2008. Both long-range 777 models and the 777F are equipped with General Electric GE90 engines, wingtip extensions of 12.8 ft (3.9 m), and raked wingtips."

7 comments:

Space Bar said...

:D

and...'raked wingtips'?! too much only.

km said...

Yes, "raked wingtips". So stylish and all.

??! said...

Yes, to go with Rakesh's rakish hairstyle.

Ugh, I disgust myself.

km said...

Unless Rakesh's rakish hairstyle makes him look manish. That would be confusing.

Tabula Rasa said...

i hope they require this sort of quiz for the flight staff. i bet at nw/delta they don't.

km said...

TR: I feel you are hiding a rant. Bring it out. It's only healthy ;)

J. Alfred Prufrock said...

I'D rant - I flew their 777 last Friday-Saturday - except that it hurts too much.
(To be fair, the cabin crew took very good care of us.)

J.A.P.