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Cactus99 14th May 2007 17:25

Callsign question?
 
Who has the callsign "Yellow cab"?

We hear it quite often in the evening whilst transiting through Manch airspace.

Cheers:ok:

DC10RealMan 14th May 2007 17:38

Hapag Lloyd airlines, I believe that the colour scheme on the aeroplane is a black and white checked tail like a New York City taxicab, hence the callsign.

5milesbaby 14th May 2007 17:47

and i think its the callsign that recently changed from Excellence

hvogt 15th May 2007 12:46

It's Hapag Lloyd Express, Hapag Lloyd's budget line. Formerly they used the callsign Excellence.

MancBoy 15th May 2007 14:05

And it's not just the tail but the whole plane that looks like a yellow cab, hence yellow cab

Loki 15th May 2007 14:08

I bet they`re good at taxying!

I`ll get my coat.

Cactus99 15th May 2007 17:56

Thanks guys!! :ok:

wiccan 15th May 2007 18:38


And it's not just the tail but the whole plane that looks like a yellow cab, hence yellow cab
But some are Pink, some are now in TUI colours, both blue and yellow, and some have Composers on the fin.
bb

foxyankee 17th May 2007 22:21

....and they stopped to use the image of a taxi/cab for the advertisement.

They are now "TUIfly". All the planes get the new livery (yellow) and they are doing now both - holiday-destinations like Palma, the canaries or Greece and buisiness-flights to Manchester, Paris, Stockholm etc.

The good old "Hapag Lloyd" does not exist any longer!
What a pitty!


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