Airport comments for Africa
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re: heyy
hey how did you get your money back?
I was about to pay $190 USD for a parrot to be shipped becau
I couldn't send a moneygram till 9:am,so when I got home I checked into the airport and found all these nice things about scamming,so I copied and pasted all on an email the (supposed) airport sent to me.I like my money and hate to give it away on a hope I will get thing.F-that. Thanks guys for keeping the public informed
re: heyy
High, I was almost one of the trusting fools,cause I wanted a puppy so bad, there so much here in the states . Who did you try dto do business with? I hope they put a stop to this. The airport I guess is part of this scam. The guy sure didnt like it that I comforted him about and I told him about the scam on the internet, oh but I aint like that he says.At least I didnt lose my money.BB
Magnificent Airfield near Cape Town
This is probably one of the most beautiful airfields in the world with a great club.
Surrounded by vineyards with magestic mountains and the Indian Ocean as back drops.
No better place to sit after an afternoon flight and enjoy a cold beer or to have a breakfast outside the clubhouse after a morning flip.
bulldogs from littoral, [esbanda]
I just wrote the message above, littoral, douala
re: heyy
High, I foung that out to luckly I got my money back, cause the guy never picked it up. I hope animal control puts a stop to these low lifes. and hopefully someone gets this out to more people so no one else gets ripoff. bubbajo
re: YORKIE PUPPY
I had the same thing happen. Don't do it.
maltese puppy named Daisy
The lady put an ad on craigslist in Dallas But she's in Cameroon and can't keep the puppy All I needed to do was western union money of 90.00 dollars for a new crate to have her shipped in. when they got the money they would mail me time she would arrive but wouldn't tell me what airlines she would be shipped on. I won't send the money as much as I would love the puppy I think its a scam. The lady was supposing as a doctor . if she was she would have known etter than to take a puppy into the country to begin with.
New airline - Wonderboom Pretoria, South Africa
We all wait in anticipation for the awarding of a license for a big airline company to operate from Wonderboom to major cities in SA. Do anybody know who they got in mind?? SAA Expres, 1Time, Kulula?????????????????????
Diving
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Superb diving in English Bay Ascension Islands.
re: dont belive in people in cameroon
OMG, i was just about to make arrangement for a cat, is this all true? I was finding if weird that this person is saying they are American but when they type by email they are not making sense.
dont belive in people in cameroon
dont belive in the people of cameroon because they never send your puppy and they are going to be asking for a lot of maoney for you to be send at some airport and everything is to be send to the same people reciving the money so its better if u found a puppy at your local area because they play with people filings.
heyy
its a huge scam. every "puppy" from douala is a scam. they are all 200 dollars and when u pay it u get an email from the airport saying u now owe 550 for the "crate". dont pay anything! get your dog in america or from a breeder.
The airport
I was there in 1985 and 1997, no it's really a good airport.
re: YORKIE PUPPY
Here's a story about the Africa puppy scam:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/05/puppy_scam.html
re: YORKIE PUPPY
This is not the official site for Douala Airport, but I should warn you that I've heard about quite a few scams offering to ship puppies from African airports.
YORKIE PUPPY
I am suppose to be getting a yorkie shipped by your airport. Info I have is carrier: Mrs Donna Christophers
agent: AFID .8655
create model AF 5790A-12
shipped to Evelina McCollum
305 Springdale DR
Wilmington, NC 28405
I am trying to make sure this is legit before I go any further. Iam to go through western union for payment of $200.00. I also has a pet carrier that is provided, but it does not say the price. Can you please tell me if you have my puppy? YOu may contact me email evelina@ec.rr.com or by phone 1-910-520-6288.Please get back to me as soon as possible.
Thank you
evelina
re: Reopened in 2006
... however, most scheduled airline traffic has moved to K50 Airport, further from the city, for safety.
Alternative airport for Mogadishu
This airport is 50 km from Mogadishu (hence the name), and is used as an alternative for scheduled airline service because of the danger around Mogadishu's main airport, Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ). It has a single sand runway.
Contact details
No contact details for this airport. . .
How to contact them in the pet department?
can anyone tell me how i can call the airport in the pet department and does anyone know how much it would cost give or take to send two puppies from there to canada? garytheman2@yahooo.com
U.S.-built in 2005
According to this story, the base a unit of the U.S.A.F. built this base in only a few days as part of Operation Bright Star (2005), to simulate setting up an emergency air base in combat conditions. Presumably, it was then handed over to the Egyptian Air Force:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2005/11/mil-051101-afpn01.htm
Home of the Egyptian Air Academy
This is where new Egyptian Air Force pilots train, according to the Wikipedia article.
2007 Assassination Attempt
This is the airport where the Fokker 100 carrying prime minister of the Côte d'Ivoire, Guillaume Soro, was attacked after landing by rockets and kalashnikov fire in on June 29, 2007. Soro was unhurt the attack, but four people were killed and ten wounded. The attackers are still unknown:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_29,_2007_assassination_attempt_on_Guillaume_Soro
re: website
I agree, Bill. They do have a web site, but it doesn't appear to have live arrivals/departure info on it. The Wikipedia article (linked under the map) does list the airlines and destinations, though.
unique experience
Isolated but beautiful. You can actually see zebras n giraffes during taxi/takeoff/landing
Wrong location?
I think that this should actually be the location of FBGM (Gumare Airport), since it's right north of the town of Gumare. The village of Nokaneng is 30-40 km to the south. Even Garmin has this wrong (if it is wrong).
Possibly wrong
I think that this airport should actually be where FBNN (Nokaneng Airport) is shown just to the north of the town of Gumare, and FBNN should be 30-40 km south in the village of Nokaneng. If that's true, though, then even Garmin has it wrong right now. Currently, everyone shows Gumare more-or-less in the middle of the town.
Former RAF station
Wadi Seidna (or Wadi Saidna) was an RAF station before Sudanese independence. I believe that this is still an active military base for Sudan's air force.
Reopened in 2006
Mogadishu's airport has been closed periodically because of fighting around the city. It last reopened in August 2006, and is still operational.
re: Is this plane stranded?
According to Wikipedia, the plane is a DC-8 that has been stranded since the eruption.
All the best,
David
Is this plane stranded?
There doesn't appear to be a taxiway to the south that could get it to the runway.
re: Runway shortened by Lava
In the satellite picture, it looks like there is a very large airplane with no way to get to the runway. I wonder if it's really cut off, or if they taxi it over the lava flow?
Runway shortened by Lava
A 2002 volcanic eruption nearby sent a lava stream over the north portion of the runway. The south portion of 18/26 is still operational.
April 15 market crash
On 15 April 2008, a Hew Bora Airways DC-9 lost power to an engine during its takeoff roll, attempted to abort, and overran the end of the runway into a crowded market immediately to the south of the airport:
Invasion of Anjouan
Comoros and the African Union invaded Anjouan on 25 March 2008 and retook possession of Ouani Airport. Details here:
re: Cessna 210 crashes after takeoff
Hi,
In defense of Eros Airport as such, the Pilot was NOT familiar with the Airport and took the shorter run-way with an overloaded Plane. Having 5 Passengers in a 210 on a very hot day at 5600ft ASL is looking for problems.
It is sad that Namibia gets such negative publicity, due to one Airline not putting Safety First. :(
A Namibian.
The missing Boeing 727
American-registered Boeing 727 N844AA, formerly owned by American Airlines, was stolen from Luanda Airport on May 25, 2003. It has never been found, though there was a possible sighting at Conakry Airport (CKY) in Guinea:
Beech 200 crash
On January 19, 2008, a chartered Beech 200 (Super King Air) crashed on approach to Huambo airport in instrument conditions, killing all 13 people on board:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20080122X00086&ntsbno=DCA08WA031&akey=1
King Air crash
A King Air crashed 500m from Port Said airport on January 15, 2008 while performing training circuits:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20080122X00084&ntsbno=DCA08WA030&akey=1
Cessna 210 crashes after takeoff
An Atlantic Aviation Cessna 210 lost power and went down in a residential neighbourhood right after takeoff from Eros Airport on 11 January 2008, killing all six people on board:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20080118X00079&ntsbno=DCA08WA027&akey=1
re: Scheduled Commercial flights starting soon??!!
According to the airport's web site, they're planning to renovate Wonderboom to become ZA's third major international airport, but I see no indication of any schedule airline service there yet.
big
its to big and no planes
Scheduled Commercial flights starting soon??!!
I hear scheduled flights are going to start soon from Wonderboom? Apparently this will happen next year sometime and routes will open to Cape Town, Durban, PE and George. Has anyone got more information?
thanks
PAmboim
Very nice with Canjala. I remenber this place.
jonhy albert
MALLAM AMINU KANO INTL. AIRPORT
This intl. airport operating in in the commercial city of Kano, Nigeria is a small international airport with few flights flying internationally like KLM, Middle East, Egypt airlines etc. Not known for the infrastructure.
Nice place to go
the picture here shows the airport in 2005 just after the runway had been prolonged. the circular open space at RWY23 is where now stands a VOR emitter. The airport handles several intl flights from/to Italy, France, La Réunion & Mauritius. There are of course domestic flights performed by Air Madagascar, the local, and only, and national, airline. Nosy Be is indeed a nice place to visit
Lubumbashi
First 800 metres Rwy 07 u/s
ILS okay
August 2007
K Watkins Safair C-130
Kamina Base
In use 13R / 31L
Viz quite poor Aug/Sept
K Watkins Safair C-130
re: Free yorkie puppy.
🔗 Mon, 08 Jun 2009
— Anonymous Flyer at Douala International Airport, Cameroon
Wow...This is amazing! I have been in search of a yorkie puppy and when I came across the free puppy advertisement on the internet I thought I had hit the jackpot! I had e-mailed an individual regarding the puppy; however, there were two puppies coming as a pair. Unfortunatly I gave out my name and address ( no phone number..Thank God!) thinking I was going to get the puppies this week. I had e-mailed the individual asking if the puppies would be ok to fly among other questions as to the ownership fee and such. I received a reply telling me not to be skeptical! RED FLAG! The e-mail continued on with sentences ending in OK (as I have seen in other postings) and it was very pushy as to me sending the money because the puppies were being packed up. When I received an address to send a money gram to a state and city I have never heard of, I was prompted to google such info. I am so very grateful that many individuals have posted their experiances with this puppy scam. I honestly feel that it is the same people continuing on with this scam. Again, THANK YOU!....California