City name on new jet
Ansett- . Airlines yesterday named its second BAe 146 series 300 whisper jet the “City of Christchurch.” The ceremony at Christchurch Airport was marked by flight 9902 — a scenic flight for a selected group of Christchurch people over the Southern Alps. Ansett plans to have eight of the whisper jets in service by the end of January. That means the airline will have phased out all its Boeing 737 aircraft and replaced them with the four-en-gined super-silent BAe 146. -I The Parkroyal Hotel, Christ-
church, provided the in-flight J food for yesterday's flight. [ The hotel’s general manager, Mr Greg Lee, said he was delighted to be associated with a venture that would help to establish Christchurch as a major tourist destination. The BAe 300 carries 90 people in an aircraft slightly smaller than a Boeing 737. The seats are arranged with two on one side of the aisle and three on the other. .• The “airline is proud the new jets have a much-reduced noise level, both for passengers and for people on the ground. "■
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