Nazca Overflight Blues
On February 28, Stuart at En Peru outlined the shoddy history of the Nazca airlines and their old airplanes, which was brought up by a fatal crash that killed six passengers and the pilot.
The government responded rationally by introducing measures meant to keep tourists safe by updating the Nazca lines fleet. Tourism planes older than 30 years will be decommissioned in August and those older than 20 years will be retired by 2011. The regulation will also require tourist planes to have at least eight seats. (via Peruvian Times)
The airline operators? Well…. They went on strike, claiming that they’d rather renovate their old planes than buy new ones. According to a 2008 article in Peruvian Times, more than 30 of the 38 aircraft used were over 35 years old.
The tourists? Well, they’re probably still paying, and still flying. DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE FLYING!
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