The World’s Strangest Airlines that you might want to try.

The World’s Strangest Airlines that you might want to try.

The World’s Strangest Airlines that you might want to try, The bizarre, the wild, the damned, and the beautiful: we dug deep and discovered some of the strangest and most exotic airline start-ups in history.

1. Pet Airways

Pet Airways was a commercial airline with its main office in Delray Beach, Florida, and it only flew animals. Pets are shipped as cargo on other airlines. But only Pet Airways transported animals like passengers. In 2011, the airline ceased operations.

From 2009 to 2011, Pet Airways was operational. During its brief operation, it transported about 9,000 animals. The cost of pet air travel in 2009 began at $150 and rose in accordance with the animal’s size and the distance covered. The pets, or should we say the travelers, were treated with great courtesy.

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Pre-boarding walks and bathroom breaks were provided for each pet. Every 15 minutes, a flight attendant would check on them and provide care. Additionally, the airline had set up pet lounges at the airports where they flew. Seriously!!

2. The Lord’s Airline

A DC-8 with no alcohol on board, the Bible and Torahs as the only in-flight magazines, and religious programming for entertainment. This airline was Lord’s.

“The Russians have their airline. The British have one. So does Playboy. So why shouldn’t the Lord have an airline all his own?”

However, due to unfinished maintenance and modifications, the airline couldn’t obtain an FAA certification. The team removed Marshall and added a new chairman, Theodore Lyszczasz, who didn’t go well with Marshall in media. The airline never made it to the skies and the sole DC-8 was scrapped.

3. Smokers Express

Smokers Express was an airline that offered smoking flights to passengers. It was a domestic airline in the US, founded in 1993. However, it never received enough funding to begin operations.

This airline was really strange. Smoking was not just allowed but encouraged. The airline would have given free cigarettes and ashtrays during the flight. The airline had advertised free headsets, and foods such as hamburgers, steaks, and pizzas for the people.

4. MGM Grand Air

MGM Grand Air was a Minnesota-based airline that provided general charter services to government organizations, sports teams, and wholesale travel companies. The airline’s primary base was at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, with hubs at Denver International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport as well as Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport. The airline worked as a contractor for JPATS, another unusual airline mentioned in this article, until its closure in 2008.

Between John F. Kennedy International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport in 1987, MGM Grand Air operated opulent Douglas DC-8 and Boeing 727 aircraft. Premium seating options were available on every airplane.

By 1994, business jets gained popularity and MGM was sold off. The new buyers changed the name to Champion Air. The airline continued as a charter airline and at one time surpassed Sun Country Airlines, becoming the leading charter operator for Northwest-owned MLT Vacations. The airline ceased operations in 2008 due to rising fuel costs and aging 727s.

“Our business model is no longer viable in a world of $110 oil, a struggling economy, and rapidly changing demand for our services.”

5. Casino Express

In essence, Casino Express Airlines was a flying casino. Its primary goal was to transport affluent passengers to Elko Regional Airport. Only patrons of the Red Lion Hotel and Casino in Elko, Nevada were served by the airline. There were $49 roundtrip fares available. Passengers could, however, lose or gain money while in flight.

The airline used Boeing 737 aircraft to fly to significant US cities. Areas with a high level of interest in casino games received a lot of attention. It was the first and only airline to offer gambling options while flying. Blackjack, roulette, and poker were very well-known games on the airline. A passenger once misplaced $100,000 and never made it to his destination.

6. Skytraders Airline

The Australian Federal Government receives special air services from the airline Skytraders. Its main office is located at 180 Jersey Road in Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia, where it was established in 1979. The Australian Antarctic Division has awarded the airline a contract for air services over the continent of Antarctica. The airline has also increased the range of organizations it provides services to, including Special Operations Command, Victoria Police, Home Affairs/Australian Border Force, and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

7. Janet Airlines

Janet Airlines, commonly known as Janet is an unofficial name given to top-secret aircraft that carry high-ranking officials to Special Access Facilities (SAPF). The airline can be seen serving the mysterious area 51 and Tonopah Test Range. The aircraft is also very basic, with no special designs or logo, just a red line across the fuselage.

JANET stands for “Just Another Non-Existent Terminal” or “Joint Air Network for Employee Transportation”. Due to the airline being so secret, little is known about it. In 2010, the airline hired Boeing 737 flight attendants to be based in Las Vegas, however, they had to go through a Single Scope Background Investigation. The passengers in Janet Airlines board through the west side of the airport, from a special part of Harry Reid International Airport. This area isn’t open to other civilians and, there is also a small terminal building for Janet’s passengers. The airline flies 737s and Beechcraft planes.

8. JPATS

Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS) is the largest prison transport network in the world. It is an airline of the US Government that transports prisoners to and from detention centers, court, and prisons. It is sometimes also called CON Air. Although the airline is mainly used for a prison, it also takes part in military and state law operations.

The airline reportedly transports around 260,000 prisoners every year. It has hubs in Las Vegas, Nevada, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands and all air fleet operations are in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A Boeing 737-400 is used to transport illegal residents, and dangerous prisoners are transported individually through smaller turboprops or regional jets.

9. UPS (Passenger Flights)

United Parcel Service, or UPS, operated 50 727-100QFs (Quiet Freighter – re-engine with Stage III-compliant Rolls-Royce Tay turbofans) and eight 727-200s. In 1996 a company division called the Asset Utilization Experiment had five of the -100QFs extensively modified by PEMCO World Air Services in Tampa Florida – N946UP, N947UP, N949UP, N950UP and N951UP. Two permanent lavatories, sidewall trim, flight attendant jump seats on bulkheads, and TCAS, new anti-collision avionics then only required on passenger liners, not freighters, were all installed. These machines became 727-100QCs, for Quick Change, an old Boeing factory designation for similarly convertible 727s.

10. Hooters Air

Hooters is a national restaurant chain in the United States specializing in hot wings served by pretty girls in short shorts and tight t-shirts. Hooters owner Robert Brooks bought Pace Airlines, a charter operator based in Winston-Salem in North Carolina, moved the focus of operations to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina and rebranded it as Hooters Air.

Contrary to popular belief, the cabin crew were not Hooters Girls, but traditionally attired professional flight attendants, with two Hooters Girls on each flight to spice things up. Despite low fares, legroom was a generous 34 inches and hot food was served on flights over one hour. Keeping up the golfing theme, the product was known as Club Class.

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