An Air Moldova plane operated a pretty interesting flight to nowhere yesterday, but it’s not for the reason you might assume.
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Apparently, this was to celebrate the launch of Radio Relax Moldova, a radio station.
(and of course it was near the Ukrainian border, because Moldova is a small country, next to Ukraine)
A "radio station" in 2022 that can afford to charter A321 to draw something?!?!
Am I missing something here?
Moldova is a small country and is not rampaged by big corporate compliance departments like the US. The boss of the radio station most likely just called his buddy from the airline and told him to 'adjust' the flight path of a necessary training flight slightly.
I saw this on FR24's Instagram stories last night. I thought it was in bad taste because I assumed it was re: Russia vs. Ukraine situation. Now that I "know" the "truth," I still think it's in bad taste. Like, maybe, even moreso.
I don't see any harm in it... A little bit of fun, nobody gets hurt.
Also, two i's in Chișinău :).