KLM launches quiz contest to promote Business Class

By BA Staff

KLM has launched a quiz contest on their KLM India Facebook page that would give one winner a chance to win an all inclusive ticket to Amsterdam in their Business Class. The quiz contest is about answering five questions on the new KLM World Business Class.

KLM launched its fully flat beds on its international long-haul destination flights served by Boeing 747-400. The seat can be horizontally reclined at 180 degrees providing more legroom and no middle seat. Every seat is installed with a 17 inch screen video monitor for in-flight entertainment and storage compartments.

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Trivia quiz: Big planes on short flights

by Devesh Agarwal

LoganAir. Photo by Dave Wheeler. Used under CC license.

While many of us will be aware of the longest non-stop flights; Singapore Airline's soon to be withdrawn Newark Singapore and Los Angeles Singapore, and Qantas' Sydney Dallas-Fort Worth which become the longest; how many of us are aware of the shortest non-stop flights?

The world's shortest flight is performed by Loganair, Flight 353, from Westray to Papa Westray airports, in the Orkney islands off the northern tip of Scotland, using a Britten-Norman Islander. The 1.7 mile (2.7 kms) distance is covered in just two minutes.

Passengers have to carry their own baggage to the plane.

Some of the shortest trips performed by a jet aircraft.

Narrow body

• Alaska Airlines uses a Boeing 737 to operate flight AS 65 from Wrangell to Petersburg in Alaska. The distance of 32.4 miles (51.1 kms) is covered in 20 minutes, giving an average speed of about 90 miles per hour.
• Etihad investee airberlin also uses a 737 to operate flight AB 4651 from Lanzarote to Fuerteventura airports in the Spanish Las Palmas islands, off the western coast of Morocco. The 37 miles (60 kms) is covered in 30 minutes making the average speed 74 miles per hour; the speed on many US highways.

Wide body

• Arkefly uses a wide-body Boeing 767-300ER to perform flight OR 365 on the 46 mile (75 kms) flight between the Dutch Caribbean islands of Curaçao and Bonaire. Bonaire's airport is aptly named Flamingo.
• Cathay Pacific subsidiary DragonAir uses a 300+ seat Airbus A330-300 to perform its 73 mile (118 kms) 50 minutes long flight from Hong Kong to Guangzhou (Canton).
• The 91 miles (146 kms) from Bahrain to Doha in the Gulf is performed by two wide-bodies on a regular basis. British Airways flight BA 125 a Boeing 777-200 takes 40 minutes while Lufthansa LH 620 an Airbus A330-300 takes 30 minutes. Time to pull up your socks old chap.

There are two flights in India on the global shortest flights list. Take a guess on the routes, and which airline performs it. One is performed in a narrow body jet aircraft, and one is in a fast turbo-prop. Send your answers via a comment.

In fair spirit, do not refer to any external reference sites like Wikipedia till the answers are posted tomorrow.

Update July 25, 2013

Thanks for the answers. The correct and most complete answers are posted in the comments.

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Winners of our SpiceJet discount voucher contest

Thanks dear readers.

We had a wonderful response to our SpiceJet discount voucher contest.

Our winners are:

The regular reader quiz contest - Mr. Sharad Arora.
The new subscriber contest - Mr. Mahesh Sastry

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

The vouchers have already been e-mailed to them.

We still invite you to subscribe to our free daily newsletter and activate your subscription. This will allow us to send you a daily capsule of all the new stories and news at Bangalore Aviation. You have our assurance, that your privacy is protected and your e-mail address will not be used beyond this scope.

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We are giving away two SpiceJet Rs. 1000 discount coupons. Participate now!!!

As a thank you to our valued readers, Bangalore Aviation is giving away two SpiceJet discount vouchers, each for Rs. 1000 off. To decide the winners, we are having two contests. The terms and conditions of the vouchers are:

1. This voucher is valid for single use only and cannot be reinstated / refunded once the booking is cancelled or the voucher expires.
2. Only one voucher can be used per passenger.
3. This voucher cannot be used or clubbed with any other promotional offer / discounts / on tickets bought through any concession mode, Travel Agent, Travel Partners.
4. This voucher cannot be used for Corporate or Group bookings.
5. Usage of the voucher is restricted on Jammu, Srinagar and all international routes. Please call the SpiceJet call centre for more details.
6. If used partially, the balance amount will lapse.
7. Ticket purchased with a voucher and then is cancelled, would make the voucher invalid and there would be no refund.
8. The voucher is valid for ticket purchases made, and travel by, September 30, 2012.

The first voucher is called the "regular reader" and will be decided by a small quiz based on stories published on Bangalore Aviation in the last two weeks. Please answer the five questions below via e-mail to ba [at] bangaloreaviation [dot] com, with the subject "Regular Reader Contest".

The second voucher is called "new subscribers". To participate in this, you have to subscribe to our free daily newsletter and activate your subscription so that we can send you a capsule of all the new stories and news at Bangalore Aviation. You have our assurance, that your privacy is protected and your e-mail address will not be used beyond this scope.

You may participate in both contests.

Regular Reader Quiz
Please answer the five questions below via e-mail to ba [at] bangaloreaviation [dot] com, with the subject "Regular Reader Contest".

1. What is the registration number of Air India's first 787 Dreamliner aircraft? (Hint)
2. Which company entered in to a strategic agreement with Qatar Airways? (Hint)
3. On what date did Lufthansa's upgraded Boeing 747-8i service land in Bangalore? (Hint)
4. Which airline will be the first recipient of the Airbus A320 fitted with 'Sharklets' (Hint) 
5. Which company is helping Jet Airways save $6 million? (Hint)

Both contests are open till 23:59:59 (i.e. 11:59pm), Thursday, September 20, 2012.

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Plane spotting picture quiz: Identify the dozen?

Another plane spotting quiz to tickle that grey matter.

This is a picture taken by Aviation Photographers India Foundation member Vedant Agarwal. (See more of his photos here).

Identify the twelve airlines and if possible the aircraft from left to right via a comment.

Click on the image for a larger view.

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