C-130 aircrafts replace Fokker in NAs

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C-130 aircrafts replace Fokker in NAs
Saturday, July 15, 2006

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) launched a fleet of C-130 aircrafts on Friday to replace the PIA Fokker flights in the northern areas of the country. The new airplanes will fly from Islamabad to Gilgit and from Peshawar to Chitral. The decision has been made to facilitate the passengers after the government’s decision to ground Fokker airplanes following the Monday plane crash in Multan. staff report

Daily Times

Why can’t they just stick to cars instead of wasting so much money on military planes!

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how are they wasting money on the planes, they already own them just have to fuel them up

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And how much you think it costs to fuel a plane? I'll tll you, it's not in hundereds, but in thousands per trip.

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It is not a free service bhai sahib. You buy a ticket just like you used to. Only planes are different.

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What kind of plane is this show me the snap :smokin2:

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If this was usa there would be no service at all. We are lucky that at least the govt takes steps to facilitate the people

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Apparently the same plane in which President Zia-Ul-Haq was martyred.

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C-130s are much more expensive to operate than Fokkers.

I wonder how safe/effective it would be to use gliders as passenger planes. After all, if during World War 2, Germany, Britain, and the USA were all able to use gliders as airborne troop transports, one would imagine that they could be used as economical passenger planes too.