Yup, and when we flew to Nashville we were going bananas (BNA)! -Mo --On Friday, 03 May, 2002, 4:00 PM -0400 W Wilson <wlw-jr@att.net> wrote: > Also...my wife was told that SDF is for Stinky Dogs Fart as per TWA F/A > training. > > Walter > DCA > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David M. Knies" <david@knies.org> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > > >> Exactly. >> >> On Fri, 3 May 2002, W Wilson wrote: >> >> > Previously from McCoy AFB. >> > >> > Walter >> > DCA >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "David M. Knies" <david@knies.org> >> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> >> > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 14:44 >> > Subject: Re: HELP -- City airport codes >> > >> > >> > > MCO came from "McCoy International" - Orlando International Airport >> > > >> > > David >> > > >> > > On Fri, 3 May 2002, Steven Catron wrote: >> > > >> > > > BNA - Nashville, TN >> > > > TYS - Knoxville, TN >> > > > SUX - Sioux City, IA >> > > > MCO - Orlando, FL >> > > > MSY - New Orleans, LA >> > > > ----- Original Message ----- >> > > > From: "talkafrica" <talkafrica@zol.co.zw> >> > > > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> >> > > > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 13:48 >> > > > Subject: HELP -- City airport codes >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > A challenge for the list -- please can you help. >> > > > > >> > > > > Tomorrow I am lecturing DHL Zimbabwe on client service ... and >> > > > > how >> > > > important >> > > > > it is to have a good product knowledge. >> > > > > >> > > > > Courier companies tag parcels with airport codes of the nearest >> > airport >> > > > to >> > > > > the parcel's destination and I plan to check their knowledge of > the >> > > > major >> > > > > codes like LHR and LAX, but I'l also like to throw in a few more >> > obscure >> > > > > ones. >> > > > > >> > > > > For example, Bulawayo here in Zimbabwe is BUQ. Where the Q comes > from >> > I >> > > > > don't know, but there it is. >> > > > > >> > > > > Do you know of any other airports that have unusual codes that > don't >> > > > match >> > > > > the name of the town. >> > > > > >> > > > > I'm sure the DHL people will have a lot of laughs about this > tomorrow >> > if >> > > > I >> > > > > can come up with some brainteasers and I would welcome the help >> > > > > of > the >> > > > list >> > > > > please. >> > > > > >> > > > > Geoff in Harare >> > > > >> > >