I agree with you 100%. When we left that aircraft and mess in Luanda we all had to grease the palms of the officials at the airport prior to boarding our flight to S Africa. What amazed me though was the whole time there we had to pay to have the airport authoritys drive us out and back from the aircraft every time we needed to. We (the crew) were not allowed to walk to the airplane.It cost about $20.00 US each way. The ramp rats and mechanics were allowed to walk about the ramp quite freely.I can see that if you greese the right palms you could get easy access to just about anything at the airport or in Luanda period.I wouldnt be a bit surprised that it was the REPOman and most likely from MIA. I also think that it would be an easy trip South to Namibia where one could hide cheap and or buy gas for the bird. It's all just PFM.
