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    Airports & Airlines

    Which Australian airline is the oldest in the English-speaking world?Australian Airlines and Airports

      QANTAS . And, as pointed out in 'Rain Man', they've never had a crash!

    In which Australian state are the cities with the codes BNE, CNS, TSV and MKY?Australian Airlines and Airports

      Queensland. Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay are all in Queensland.

    Which domestic airport services the NSW city of Newcastle?Australian Airlines and Airports

      Williamtown. Newcastle Airport is located at Williamtown, 14km north of the city. The runway at Newcastle Airport is shared with the Royal Australian Air Force base in Williamtown. Charlestown, Georgetown and Adamstown are all suburbs of Newcastle.

    Which is the busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic in Australia?Australian Airlines and Airports

      Sydney. Sydney's airport is named after the aviator Charles Kingsford-Smith.

    Tempelhof was formerly one of Germany's most important airports, but it closed in October 2008. What town was it in?Airports And Airlines Of The World

      Berlin. Tempelhof became famous during the Berlin Blockade and Airlift. Apart from Tempelhof, Berlin still has Schönefeld, Tegel and Berlin Brandenburg International. Germany's main airline is of course Lufthansa.

    With whom do you fly, when you fly Qantas?Airports And Airlines Of The World

      Australians. In the past if you wanted to fly with the Swiss you could fly Swissair. Now this would be SWISS. Also Sabena disappeared, but Belgium now has Brussels Airlines. If you want to fly with the Austrians then you should go for Austrian Airlines, Lauda or Tyrolean.

    If you live in Holland, what is the name of your national airline?Airports And Airlines Of The World

      KLM. Schiphol is the most important Dutch airport and is situated near Amsterdam. KLM literally means Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij; so you fly with a kind of "Queen's Own Aviation Company".

    Which country are you in, if Malev is the national airline?Airports And Airlines Of The World

      Hungary. Portugal has TAP and Poland has LOT. Scandinavian countries have SAS as their joint national airline.

    If you are in John F. Kennedy Airport, you of course are in New York. But what was the name of the airport, before the assassination of JFK?Airports And Airlines Of The World

      Idlewild. La Guardia Airport, New York, is named after the legendary mayor of New York, Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947). Joe di Maggio is a legendary character too, but he never became mayor of New York and no airport was named after him. Ryan Air, not O'Ryan Air, calls itself "the low fares airline".

    What country are you in when the local airplanes have the civil airmarkings N ?Airports And Airlines Of The World

      U.S.A.. Spain is EC. Germany is D. Netherlands is PH. By the way Britain is G.

    In what country would you find the airports of Narita and of Haneda?Airports And Airlines Of The World

      Japan. Spain's main airports are El Prat (Barcelona) and Barajas (Madrid). Singapore has SIA or Singapore Airlines and Changi is the name of its airport. Thailand has BKK Bangkok Airport. Narita is the busiest and biggest international airport in Japan. Just as Haneda it is near Tokyo. Kansai Regional near Osaka is another very important Japanese airport. So is Sendai. Air Nippon is one of Japan's best-known airlines.

    Where have you arrived, if your plane lands at Kloten Airport?Airports And Airlines Of The World

      Switzerland. Kloten is Zurich's airport. Belgium's main airport is Zaventem. Melsbroek is a military airport. In the Netherlands, Schiphol is the most widley known airport. By the way, Dutch and Flemish travellers might frown at the names the Swiss give to their airports.

    Where in the U.S.A. are you, if your plane lands at Logan Airport?Airports And Airlines Of The World

      Boston. For Washington D.C., John Foster Dulles Airport might be the airport to land at. And for Chicago, O'Hare is a possible option. In Denver they have Denver International Airport or DIA.

    Dallas Love Field is a focus city for what airline?Airlines and Airports

      Southwest Airlines. Southwest Airlines has a focus city at Dallas Love Field. American Airlines has their hub in Dallas/Fort Worth

    Which California Airport is named after John Wayne?Airlines and Airports

      Orange County. John Wayne Airport is in Orange County, California between the cities of Santa Ana, Irvine and Newport Beach.

    Gerald R. Ford International Airport serves which city in Michigan?Airlines and Airports

      Grand Rapids. Gerald R. Ford International Airport serves the city of Grand Rapids while Bishop International Airport serves Flint, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport serves Kalamazoo and Battle Creek and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County International Airport serves Detroit and Wayne County.

    Which US airport calls itself a "Sunport"?Airlines and Airports

      Albuquerque. Albuquerque International Sunport serves Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

    From 2008-2010, ExpressJet Airlines operated under what name?Airlines and Airports

      Continental Express. The history of ExpressJet Airlines has been complicated. As at the end of 2011, it had merged with Atlantic Southeast Airlines, operating under its old name.

    Which airline serves as a hub for Luis Munoz Marin International Airport near San Juan, Puerto Rico?Airlines and Airports

      American Airlines. Luis Munoz Marin International Airport is one of five hubs for American Airlines. The other four are Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Miami International Airport and O'Hare International Airport.

    Which airline at Reno-Tahoe International Airport has the most non-stop destinations?Airlines and Airports

      Southwest Airlines. Southwest Airlines has 11 non-stop flights from Reno-Tahoe. Horizon has 3, United has 4 and American has 2.

    If you got on a plane from Point Hope, Alaska to Cape Lisburne, Alaska, what airline would you be flying?Airlines and Airports

      Bering Air. Bering Air is the only airline that serves Cape Lisburne, Alaska, with its only non-stop destination being Point Hope.

    Which is not a focus city for JetBlue?Airlines and Airports

      Oakland International Airport. JetBlue's focus cities include New York (JFK), Long Beach, Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Washington (Dulles) and Orlando. Oakland used to serve as a focus city, but has since been downgraded.

    Founded in 1999, this airline had its first flight from their hub at JFK to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. What is this airline?Airlines and Airports

      JetBlue. JetBlue Airways was founded in 1999 and had its first flight flew on February 11, 2000. It flies from its main hub in New York JFK, which has been its hub since it started. AirTran Airways was founded in 1992 and had its first flight was on October 26, 1993. It flies from its main hub in Atlanta. Allegiant Air was founded in 1997 as WestJet Airways, and had its first flight in June of 1998. It flies from its main focus city in Las Vegas. USA 3000 Airlines was founded in the year 2000.

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