Antonov- Athohob 38-120

How does a 20 seater Russian plane entice you???

Questions ran through my mind....Call it work hazard..... Safety! Pardon me but the Russian avaiation standards do NOT impress me with the reputation that they have build in the past recent years in the aviation industry.

I am sure some of us vividly remember the accident of Flight 2937 on the 1 Jul 2002 where FIFTY-TWO children were on their way to Barcelona when the aircraft crashed into a cargo plane at 36,000f in mid-air over Germany. Bless them.....

Well, I guess we don't really have a choice do we? The option is either to take a boat and endure the perilous waves which god knows takes how many hours it will take to reach Layang island or take a bet with this old time Russian twin jet propeller. We took the easy option out!

For the benefit of men viewers for this blog entry, you can check out for further information on the Ahtohob at www.antonov.com and find out about the vital statistic of this Russian 'babe'.

A quick scan of the safety card reveals the safety evacuation route. If you understand Russian, good for you.... read on. Otherwise, don't waste your time!

Don't expect a cute flight stewardess to come along to ask you for a drink. Be thankful that you get a seat and air conditioning! Otherwise, you could be nice to this ex flight stewardesss and I might give you a taste of an SQ services onboard. *wink* :) Ah.... I do miss those happy days!!!!!!!