Chapter 1021: Almost Suffering from Fear of Flying

A few days later, a group of people were waiting anxiously in the parking lot near the apron of Funchal Airport.

"Here it comes!" It was Khedira who spoke, pointing to the sky.

I saw a propeller plane flying in the sky.

Walter was a little confused after seeing it: “What is this?”

As he spoke, he magically pulled out a pair of binoculars from his pocket and looked through it. "Botswana Airlines? Are there any planes from Botswana flying here?"

After hearing this, Khedira took the binoculars from Walter and said, "ATR 42? Damn, this plane is old, right? Boss, this plane is much bigger than you!"

ATR42 is a propeller regional transport aircraft jointly developed by France and Italy. ATR means the abbreviation of "regional transport" and 42 refers to the number of passengers.

The problem is that the plane is old, but Botswana is on the other side of South Africa. How could this plane possibly fly to Funchal? How could it possibly fly so far?

"Are you sure it's this flight?" Walter asked.

Khedira said, "Boss, there are only a few flights at Funchal Airport. If not this non-scheduled plane, which one could it be?"

Chen Cheng said: "We'll know when the plane lands!"

Funchal Airport is a small airport and there are no airport buses or shuttle buses. After the plane lands, the passengers on the plane get off the plane and walk to the terminal to exit the airport.

Everyone stared at it for a long time: "Here it comes!"

Who else would be the last to get off the plane if not Xiao Peng? He was followed by Cambu and Ilka.

As a result, I only saw Kambu suddenly quicken his pace, walk in front of Xiao Peng, get off the gangway, and then lie on the ground and kiss the ground in an exaggerated manner.

Chen Cheng and others started the car and went to meet them.

"Boss!" Khedira stretched out his hand to greet him while driving.

Xiao Peng waved his hand, and several cars stopped in front of him. Everyone got out.

"What's wrong with this guy?" Hua Chong said as he looked at Kambu who was kissing the ground and praying.

Xiao Peng sighed and said, "Don't mention it. If I hadn't known you were picking me up, I would have wanted to do the same as him."

Hua Chong asked in confusion, "Boss, what's wrong?"

Xiao Peng patted Hua Chong on the shoulder and said, "Hua Chong, listen to me, don't get on a plane in Africa if you don't have anything to worry about!"

He still felt a lingering fear when he thought about the flight just now.

There were no direct flights from Cameroon to Funchal. He had originally planned to find a business jet, but the procedures for chartering a business jet in Africa were complicated. Xiao Peng had to wait for over a week to apply for airway passages. He didn't know what solution the Chinese ambassador had come up with, but in the end, Xiao Peng boarded this Botswana Air ATR42.

This is a regional transport aircraft. It is impossible to fly directly from Cameroon to Funchal. The aircraft arrived in Funchal after landing in Côte d'Ivoire and Cape Verde to refuel.

Why would anyone be on board? This is a non-regular trade route between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Funchal. It's called a trade route, but in reality, it's just a flight for ECOWAS officials and their families to take a vacation in Funchal.

It was only when I arrived in West Africa that I realized how corrupt it is here.

Xiao Peng nearly developed a fear of flying along the way. It was like a real-life version of Lost on Journey! Facts have proven that reality is even more illogical than fiction!

It is normal that this plane is old. Basically, all the planes on this planet go to Africa to continue working after retirement. Planes that are more than 30 years old can be seen everywhere. In comparison, this ATR42 is still young: after all, it is less than 40 years old.

In the sky, this plane was simply a "fighter plane", with all kinds of dives, pull-ups, dives again, and pull-ups again... Xiao Peng was so scared that his face turned pale. He had never been so scared when he was flying a plane himself.

As a result, a Togolese woman who was standing nearby had seen the world. Seeing Xiao Peng's face turn ugly, she proudly comforted him: "Don't be afraid, young man. This is how planes fly in Africa. If you haven't been on a plane like this, you haven't flown in Africa."

Look, the African aunties are not afraid, so why should I be afraid?

Xiao Peng was shocked again when the plane landed in Côte d'Ivoire: after the plane landed, a group of people rushed onto the plane! Xiao Peng was so frightened that he thought he was being hijacked. But it turned out that these people were grabbing seats!

It's really weird!

Finally, everyone was seated and the plane was ready to take off. It was taxiing slowly on the runway, but suddenly it stopped again! Xiao Peng thought there was something wrong with the plane, but then the cabin door opened, and a man and a woman boarded the plane. After finding their seats and settling in, the plane took off again.

Is this an airplane or the "mini bus" of that time?

What happened in Cape Verde left Xiao Peng speechless.

The plane refueled there and a few more people boarded. It was supposed to take off, but it was over an hour late in Cape Verde. Xiao Peng thought it was some kind of air traffic control issue or a plane malfunction, but… oh my god, the co-pilot was nowhere to be found! They searched everywhere for the airport and couldn't find him.

I guess the co-pilot decided to stay in Cape Verde, considering how much wealthier it is compared to his hometown! In the end, the plane took off without the co-pilot and landed in Funchal!

But this is not the most thrilling thing!

The most thrilling thing was that about half an hour after takeoff, the pilot went to the restroom because of a stomachache. When he came back, he found that the cockpit door was closed and the key could not open the door!

There was a panic on the plane at that time. Xiao Peng was about to kick the door, but the pilot found an axe from somewhere and chopped the door open. Then he re-entered the cockpit and finally flew the plane to Funchal.

Xiao Peng still couldn't understand why the plane had an axe ready to chop down the hatch. Was it like a car's emergency ram, meant to smash the glass in a pinch? Did they already know the hatch wouldn't open?

Why don't you guys fix it?

Anyway, Xiao Peng sincerely doesn't want to fly in Africa anymore, especially regional jets! This is really scary!

Hua Chong came over excitedly: "Boss, what gift did you bring me?"

Xiao Peng pointed at Kambu, who was still kissing the ground and praying, and said, "No, he's over there!"

"Ah?" Hua Chong looked confused.

Xiao Peng said, "He's from Senegal, seventeen years old, and his name is... damn, his name is too long to remember, just call him Kambu. He insisted on learning wrestling from me. You and Kasin are the best fighters here, and Kasin is not here. If you train him well, he might become the next world champion!"

"Who said Kasim isn't here?" Hua Chong said surprisingly, "He's back!"

"Ah?" Xiao Peng was also stunned: "How are he and Li Yue doing?"

"They broke up! Now they're drinking every day to drown their sorrows!"

"Ah? Divorce already?"