I think Ethiopian Airlines already had that title because it is run by
Africans (or at least was, I don't know about now). Is Kenyan Airways run
by Africans or by the KLM/Northwest group?
Curious to know.
Ann Marie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amakobe, Peter" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 4:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Mawulians] GHANA AIRWAYS SUCKS
> That was a wonderful Joke. I started laughing after the first few
> paragraphs.
>
> Fly Kenya Airways (The Pride of Africa). The West African region is
covered
> very well from just about any city. Find details at
> http://www.kenya-airways.com/defaulthomexp.asp
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dzigbodi Akyea [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 3:58 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [Mawulians] GHANA AIRWAYS SUCKS
>
>
> >Hi folks,
> >Got this from a friend. Thought you might take a break from work
and.....
> >Do I cry or laugh. I ended doing more of the latter. Pick one. Oh, I'm
> >past getting angry.
> >Has anyone ever pushed a plane?
> >
> >
> >>Subject: Ghana Airways...
> >>
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I know you've heard all manner of horror stories re GA, but this one is
> >>just
> >>too good not to be told.
> >>
> >>I was booked on the GH from Accra to Abidjan Saturday evening at 8. I
> >>called
> >>the airport at 6 and was told it had been cancelled, and we would be
> >>leaving
> >>at 6 am Sunday, and to report at 4. Turned up at the airport at 5 - not
> >>a
> >>GH uniform in sight. At about 6, we were told that there was no flight
> >>to
> >>ABJ, so they would put us on a flight to Banjul, where there would be
> >>another GH waiting to take us to ABJ. The flight to Banjul could not
> >>stop
> >>at
> >>ABJ first because it "was a DC 10, enroute to Washington, they had no
> >>landing rights for ABJ, and because it was Sunday morning, didn't know
> >>who
> >>to call". The DC 9, which was also leaving Accra for Banjul could not
> >>stop
> >>in ABJ either because it had to pick up passengers in Freetown and
> >>Monrovia
> >>and drop them in Banjul to catch the flight to Washington...
> >>
> >>So I took a leap of faith (Did I really have a choice -given that I had
> >>to
> >>catch a flight out of ABJ that evening?) and got on the DC-10. Left
> >>Accra
> >>at
> >>10, arrived Banjul @ 12.30, and surprise surprise, the DC 9 was just
> >>behind
> >>us!! So we swapped passengers, and that was when the fun began. A 30
> >>minute
> >>stop dragged on for 3 hours, first because they had to arrange for
> >>fuel,
> >>and
> >>then we had to wait for catering to deliver (none of this had been
> >>arranged)...
> >>So after three hours sitting on the tarmac, (no a/c or anything to
> >>drink)
> >>the
> >>catering was finally on board, doors closed, and we hear an air hostess
> >>say
> >>"Oh my God, I think I'm going to cry".
> >>
> >>Turns out the catering truck had broken down, and because it was parked
> >>in
> >>front of the wing, we couldn't leave. Banjul Airport has no tow trucks,
> >>and
> >>off course there was no telling how long it would take to find a
> >>mechanic to fix the truck. So captain says the only way we can leave is
> >>if
> >>all
> >>the men get off and PUSH the plane back, so he can turn. Which is
> >>exactly
> >>what we did....
> >>
> >>So finally arrived in ABJ at 5.30 pm, 12 hours after leaving home for a
> >>45
> >>minute journey. As usual, the crew thanked us for flying GH, and hoped
> >>we
> >>had a pleasant trip, and looked forward to seeing us again soon on
> >>GH...
> >>
> >>David
> >>___________________________
> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
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