So here's my story, real quick cos I don't want to bore any of you good people.
I am what you could call a nervous but not really flyer... in other words, I get nervous when I fly but I don't go "John Lightgow" in that Twilight zone movie, know what I mean?
the reason why I dont get so nervous is because, first of all, I actualy enjoy aircrafts and airports and traveling, If I am using a known airline with new aircrafts I feel fine.
Well, I had to fly down to Monterrey Mexico for some business for the second time this month, we flew Continental, on a small embraer jet, it was fine, I was a bit nervous but I know continental.
Well, like last month, an emergency comes up, I am in Monterrey and I get a call from the boss, we have to fly to Mexico city from monterrey, which is about an hour long flight, its really close... everything is paid for, its important and we come back to monterrey in the same day, later that night. so I ask.. ok... which airline.. and he says, an airline from Monterrey called Aviacsa...
So I do some online research and.. "gulp" it's the only airline in Mexico I think, that still uses 737-200 aircraft... we are talking airplanes that may very well be 30 years old.. some of them say 737-201adv.. which I have no idea what that means and apparently they have only three 737-300... so the probability is that I am geting in one of those 737-200 planes.
So I am freaking out here! I know Mexicana and I know AeroMexico.. Mexicana has those sweet, sweet airbuses and they are very new, glass cockpit, you name it..
So this time the "john lightgow" nerves are actualy starting to kick in, specialy cos I have absolutely no control over the situation.. i cant switch airlines, everybody who is coming with me is also going in that same flight.. so I am stuck.
Can anybody here give me some info on aviacsa that may make me feel a bit better?
one thing that made me feel good is that aviacsa actualy has international flights, they seem to have flights to houston and to las vegas. in those 737-200.. so at least that means that airlines doesnt just have to meet the rigorous inspection of the mexican goverments but also the american ones.. that kind of made me feel a bit safer but still.. I will be flying twice in the same day on a 30 year old aircraft of an airline I've never heard of and I could use some reasuring.. and just when I got to this forum I find this post.
http://forum.keypublishin....uk/sho...14#post1403814
now thats bad karma for me! only aviacsa seems to use those 200adv planes and that plane that just blew up in mid air was one of those...
Sorry if I seem a bit crazy with all of this.. in a few months I will be flying a lot but I will be using airlines I know, Mexicana, Delta, Virgin, etc.. I will also be using China Southern but I dont know anything about that one either so maybe when the time comes I will freak out a little bit but my problem right now is this airline.. aviacsa.
So if anyone knows anything about this airline and how Mexican goverments treat the safety of their aircrafts (I know some third world countries in Africa have a high rate of crashes because their goverments basicaly dont care of maintenance)
Please.. inform me all you can!
Cant wait to get to Mexico city... they seriously have the best food and those tacos are finger liking good.. I just need to get there first..................
Thanks for your understanding!
I see in this board you good people like to track other flyers.... well if you dont mind.
My flight, an Aviacsa Airlines 737-200, leaves from Monterrey Mexico at 8am, Monterrey Mexico time and I arrive at Mexico City an hour later or so (GOD willing) my return flight will be the same day! probably at 8 PM but I will let you know soon.
The flight number of the outgoing flight is 6A209 (6A being Aviacsa's code)
I am what you could call a nervous but not really flyer... in other words, I get nervous when I fly but I don't go "John Lightgow" in that Twilight zone movie, know what I mean?
the reason why I dont get so nervous is because, first of all, I actualy enjoy aircrafts and airports and traveling, If I am using a known airline with new aircrafts I feel fine.
Well, I had to fly down to Monterrey Mexico for some business for the second time this month, we flew Continental, on a small embraer jet, it was fine, I was a bit nervous but I know continental.
Well, like last month, an emergency comes up, I am in Monterrey and I get a call from the boss, we have to fly to Mexico city from monterrey, which is about an hour long flight, its really close... everything is paid for, its important and we come back to monterrey in the same day, later that night. so I ask.. ok... which airline.. and he says, an airline from Monterrey called Aviacsa...
So I do some online research and.. "gulp" it's the only airline in Mexico I think, that still uses 737-200 aircraft... we are talking airplanes that may very well be 30 years old.. some of them say 737-201adv.. which I have no idea what that means and apparently they have only three 737-300... so the probability is that I am geting in one of those 737-200 planes.
So I am freaking out here! I know Mexicana and I know AeroMexico.. Mexicana has those sweet, sweet airbuses and they are very new, glass cockpit, you name it..
So this time the "john lightgow" nerves are actualy starting to kick in, specialy cos I have absolutely no control over the situation.. i cant switch airlines, everybody who is coming with me is also going in that same flight.. so I am stuck.
Can anybody here give me some info on aviacsa that may make me feel a bit better?
one thing that made me feel good is that aviacsa actualy has international flights, they seem to have flights to houston and to las vegas. in those 737-200.. so at least that means that airlines doesnt just have to meet the rigorous inspection of the mexican goverments but also the american ones.. that kind of made me feel a bit safer but still.. I will be flying twice in the same day on a 30 year old aircraft of an airline I've never heard of and I could use some reasuring.. and just when I got to this forum I find this post.
http://forum.keypublishin....uk/sho...14#post1403814
now thats bad karma for me! only aviacsa seems to use those 200adv planes and that plane that just blew up in mid air was one of those...
Sorry if I seem a bit crazy with all of this.. in a few months I will be flying a lot but I will be using airlines I know, Mexicana, Delta, Virgin, etc.. I will also be using China Southern but I dont know anything about that one either so maybe when the time comes I will freak out a little bit but my problem right now is this airline.. aviacsa.
So if anyone knows anything about this airline and how Mexican goverments treat the safety of their aircrafts (I know some third world countries in Africa have a high rate of crashes because their goverments basicaly dont care of maintenance)
Please.. inform me all you can!
Cant wait to get to Mexico city... they seriously have the best food and those tacos are finger liking good.. I just need to get there first..................
Thanks for your understanding!
I see in this board you good people like to track other flyers.... well if you dont mind.
My flight, an Aviacsa Airlines 737-200, leaves from Monterrey Mexico at 8am, Monterrey Mexico time and I arrive at Mexico City an hour later or so (GOD willing) my return flight will be the same day! probably at 8 PM but I will let you know soon.
The flight number of the outgoing flight is 6A209 (6A being Aviacsa's code)
