St. Vincent Struggling To Certify Strange 747 - 747

St. Vincent Struggling To Certify Strange 747

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:18:26 +0000

Well I'm happy that I'm not the only one who isn't sure what to make of this... Several weeks ago I wrote about how a 20+ year old 747-400 touched down in St. Vincent. The plane used to fly for China Airlines, and the plan is now for it to be based in St. Vincent.…

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K Hudgens — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 16:31:11 +0000

That plane belongs to a Dubai Corporation and should be flagged with their appropriate tail numbers.

KC — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 09:37:21 +0000

I’m sure a few months into the new service, Norwegian will lease another 787 they can’t afford to compete with the route. Not as bad as BA’s LHR - CHS 787 route though. I mean - at least there’s something at the end of each flight. The 744 has St. Vincent and Dubai. Charleston has... a Boeing 787 factory. I answered my own question.

Edward Van Lierop — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:42:22 +0000

Hey Ben, I can really relate to your piece about the mysterious 747. My first trip to St Vincent found me arriving at the very small island airport. During my stay i was told about the new international airport under construction on the eastern side of the island. I was able to visit the site, saw the passenger terminal almost complete along with the runway. Last year I arrived at the newly opened terminal and was pleased to see this island coming to life. Its a special place with amazing beauty and danger. Black sand beaches lay at the feet of this islands active volcano. The 2 hour trail to the top is invigorating and rewarding with an up close look into the culdrune. Lets keep in touch! Thanks

Brendan Mc Cann — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:29:10 +0000

It's fantastic to see the Ambassador off the Sky's still treated with such reverie & agast in a World that is becoming so regulated it's truly a wonderful thing that the avarage Joe, can still fly international like & Ambassador

Jordan — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 15:29:08 +0000

I do not find this to be an interesting story at all! Quirky things happen in this reality and on this plane of existence here. Expecting everyone to adhere to "western standards" is ummm, anyway. If some Billionaire wants to operate daily 744 flights from the West Indies to Dubai, let them!. I suspect the plane is there for another reason.... that in due time people will be like "arrhhhh"

DavidMHoffman2 — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 14:58:52 +0000

This has to be some elaborate tax evasion scam.

G.R.White — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 14:08:22 +0000

Who gives a sh-t. I'd be more concerned with the Arctic ice cap melting and trillions of gallons of ice water (with ice cubes) flooding the oceans.

Daninnyc — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 12:46:44 +0000

I think this is a brilliant idea. You don't know how many times I have seen people in St. Vincent struggling to find flights to Dubai...I mean like tens of thousands - in one day - and they were forced to make exotic connections. NOW at least the peoples od Dubai won't have to struggle to find a direct carrier to Dubai

Jamie — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:29:19 +0000

This 747 has hotel written all over it ..........lol.