Montreal in July

Montreal in July

We were in Montreal on July 23, 2017, since we were connecting to Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul at 11:05 pm.  

Montreal Airport

We stayed in Montreal for 15 hours and even though that sounds like a long delay, it did not feel as long, since it was the first time I stepped foot in Montreal airport, and everything looked welcoming.  

One very important and positive point to note was that Montreal airport was more compact (smaller) than Toronto airport, therefore we did not have to travel a long distance inside the airport to catch the next flight.   We liked this.  Sometimes smaller is better. 

Thank you,

Aviator Vecihi Hurkus

Aviator Vecihi Hurkus

Today, I will write about Mr. ‘Vecihi Hurkus’,

Who? I can hear 'you' asking me.

Vecihi Hurkus, I say.

Let me begin.

This gentleman was born on January 6, 1895, in the city of Istanbul, Ottoman-Turkey.  He holds the title for building the very first plane in this country.  

Mr. Hurkus, which translates to English, to mean 'Freebird', graduated from the Ottoman Empire’s prestigious ‘Tayyare Mektebi’ Aviation school. 

He joined the 9’Th Combat Aircraft Platoon in 1918 and here; he managed to design a fighter airplane.

After World War I, and despite many many obstacles, he designed and built the first airplane.  

He was the founder of ‘Hurkus Havayollari', which is translated to English to mean 'Freebird Airlines’ in the year 1954.

Amazing achievement for an individual, which I was ignorant of until reading a ‘enlightening’ article in a newspaper.  

I thought to share.

Sincerely.