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Airline acronyms - T to V
Posted: August 5th, 2023, 7:34 pm
by brightncheerful
TAA
Try Another Airline
TACA
Take A Chance Airways
TNT
Tomorrow Not Tonight
TWA
Travel With Alcohol
Try Walking Across
Try With Another
United
Usually Not Inclined To Eliminate Disasters
USAir
Underwater Seats Available In Rear
UTA
Unlikely To Arrive
Unable To Ascend
Virgin
Very Interesting Ride: Going Into Nymphos
Re: Airline acronyms - T to V
Posted: August 7th, 2023, 3:06 pm
by Gerry557
I wondered what you might write for TACA as the saying I heard was a tad racist.
Take A Chance Airways though might live up to my memory. I obtained free flights to Miami after assisting closing a sticking door. Later on in the news, the flight had crash landed on the banks of the Mississippi.
Fortunately it wasn't due to the door issue.
When we eventually arrived in Miami airport we were both nearly arrested. Her because she insisted she had come from the UK and me "crossing the line" at immigration trying to explain that we had come from Mexico not the UK on this particular journey.
I could see the build up of security as she was quizzed and unclipping of holsters as I tried to move forward to explain the misunderstanding.
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
Re: Airline acronyms - T to V
Posted: August 7th, 2023, 9:04 pm
by stewamax
Customer service of THY - Turkish Airlines (flag carrier) - was rumoured to stand for They Hate You.
Re: Airline acronyms - T to V
Posted: August 10th, 2023, 1:57 pm
by rhys
TAP - Take another plane.
Re: Airline acronyms - T to V
Posted: August 30th, 2023, 8:54 am
by redsturgeon
I was expecting the old chestnut.
Man on TWA flight asked, "Would you like some TWA coffee?"
"I'd prefer some TWA tea."
Re: Airline acronyms - T to V
Posted: September 15th, 2023, 10:04 pm
by quelquod
I seem to remember ALITALIA standing for “Always Late In Takeoff and Always Late In Arrival”.
Possibly apocryphal or possibly not.