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AR19 Primary TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
Chateau d If:
--- Quote from: Neobie on June 28, 2011, 11:59:24 AM ---Nope, not speculating any (unusually) extended legs in Kenya or Phuket!
Diverging a little into timelines, but I'm guessing:
25 Jun: Teams race in Phuket, check in around midday, Phil flies out of Phuket
26 Jun: Phil flies to Kenya arriving 6.05am for stand-up filming, teams fly out of Phuket in afternoon/evening
27 Jun: Teams fly to Kenya arriving 6.05am, check in time depending on how far from Nairobi they go, no good flights for Phil
28 Jun: Phil flies to Malawi leaving 8.25am and arriving 12.35pm for stand-up filming
29 Jun: Teams fly to Malawi leaving 8.25am and arriving 9.35am
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But having the teams check in on the 27th in Kenya and then having them fly to Malawi on the morning of the 29th is a 36 hour pit stop :duno:
Prophet:
There may actually have been time for a second Kenya leg and Malawi is the third and final leg in Africa.
Just SPEC but there is plenty to see in Kenya.
Neobie:
The new Pit Stop schedules usually go by calendar days and not by hours, so it doesn't look too unusual for a check in on the 27th and a Pit Start on the 29th - perhaps afternoon/evening 28th? There're no good flights to Malawi so teams would be stuck too. In fact as long as they get to Nairobi airport later than 8.25am on the 28th they can't find a better flight than the direct on the 29th. Phil needs the 28th to do his stand-ups.
Regarding Phuket: If teams are released from Phuket in the early hours of 26th, they might be able to make this flight which would put them into Kenya a little too early. An Hours of Operation or a Pick a Ticket would fix things up, but the racing action will definitely have to take place on the 27th and not the 26th:
FD 3022 from Phuket to Bangkok, 0655-0815
EK 375 from Bangkok to Dubai, 0955-1300
EK 721 from Dubai to Nairobi, 1505-1905
theschnauzers:
Regarding leaving Malawi, the reason why Jo'berg might be used for the teams (even as charters as was done a couple of times in the early seasons) would be to give Phil time to get ahead of the teams; so sending the teams to Jo'burg might accomplish that.
Unless the Race stays in Africa even longer than a Malawi leg, and maybe one in Zambia or South Africa, then they'll likely be looking for Europe; South America is a possibility as I don't believe they've ever had teams go to South America from Africa in the past, but it would almost require provided airline tickets to do it since my recollection is that in the past, flights across the southern Atlantic are not that plentiful. On the other hand, its now winter in the southern hemisphere, and the remainder of the route seems to be all warm weather locations.
Just some considerations to think about in trying to outthink TPTB. :)
Chateau d If:
--- Quote ---In fact as long as they get to Nairobi airport later than 8.25am on the 28th they can't find a better flight than the direct on the 29th.
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I'd have to move that up to 9:10 am, but I see your point: a team gains no advantage in getting released between 8 am on the 28th to 4 am on the 29th. So there's a 20-hour range of optional fuzz to add to the Pit Stop
NBO to JNB Johannesburg KQ 762 Kenya Airways 9:10 AM arrives 12:20 PM - Tue 28-Jun-2011
JNB to BLZ Blantyre QM 204 Air Malawi 7:00 PM arrives 9:10 PM - Tue 28-Jun-2011
BLZ to LLW Lilongwe QM 201 Air Malawi 8:00 AM arrives 8:35 AM - Wed 29-Jun-2011
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