As a runner, I am really interested in this event taking place next Saturday at Budapest Airport in Hungary. They will play host to a competition between airlines to see who is the fastest airline …on the ground.
On Saturday 6 September, a 12 kilometre (8 mile) race involving 1,000 runners will take place on Budapest Airport’s Runway 1 (13R-31L) to raise funds for child cancer charities. The runway is 3km long so I presume teams will run it four times.
There will be prizes awarded for:
- The fastest male and female
- “The Fastest Airline in the World”
- “The Fastest Airport in the World”
- The fastest male and female airline CEO
- The fastest male and female airport CEO
There are representatives from the following airlines taking part include:
European carriers:
• Adria Airways
• Aegean Airlines
• Aer Lingus
• Air Arabia
• Air Baltic
• Air Berlin
• Air France
• Air Nostrum
• Blue Panorama Airlines
• CityJet
• Czech Airlines
• Edelweiss Air AG
• Etihad Regional (previously Darwin airlines)
• Germania Fluggesellschaft mbH
• Germanwings
• Iberia Express
• LOT Polish Airlines
• Montenegro Airlines
• Norwegian Air Shuttle
• Ryanair
• Swiss International Airlines
• TAP Portugal
• TEN Airways
• transavia
• Uzbekistan Airways
• Vueling
• Wizz Air
Middle Eastern Carriers
• Onur Air
• Pakistan International Airlines
• Qatar Airways
• Saudia
UK Carriers:
• bmi regional
• British Airways
• easyJet
• Jet2.com
•Flybe
US Carriers:
• American Airlines
• Southwest Airlines
• United Airlines
The only one that is missing is the late Malév.
May the best team win. Any predictions on winners?
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