Flying Fun

Our flight from Arusha to Zanzibar was amusing. The Arusha airport (ARK) is essentially a long asphalt airstrip with all waiting areas outside. The security process was rather standard, but the walk out to the plane was not as we were walking around a number of private planes. Alicia boarded a 19 passenger, twin engined turboprop (the make I could not figure out) while the other passengers boarded a small looking twin engined Cessna. Our plane looked a bit more durable...

On the plane we sat for a bit, then the pilots stuck their heads out from behind their curtain and said: "There is no washroom on the plane, so this is your suggestion to go now if you need to." No one got up, and then we got started with a "We ask that you fasten your seatbelts." No nonsensical safety briefing required.

The plane picked up with probably around 300-500 meters of runway left and then landed perfectly in Zanzibar about an hour later.