Unknown Skies part 23
"What the heck?" Sam exclaimed as the unknown aircraft circled above Arendelle.
"There aren't supposed to be any other Aircraft!" Dan added.
Elsa created an ice telescope and looked through it at the circling aircraft.
"It's not a 757, that much I can see" She spoke aloud as she passed the telescope to Sam. Sam looked through the telescope and his eyes widened.
"That's no Boeing 757. That's a 747-400!" he exclaimed.
"Which airline?" Dan asked.
"Can't really tell from here. It's either British Airways or Delta. Since the Belly is a dark Blue" Sam replied.
"Wait, what is a 747?" Anna asked.
Sam handed the telescope back to Elsa, and got out his phone. He then opened the camera app and showed Elsa and Anna a picture of a Boeing 747-400 at London Heathrow, earning a gasp in surprise from the two sisters. Mainly because the picture was taken from ground level, looking up at the aircraft, which showed how big the aircraft was.
"The Boeing 747; is the original super plane. Once the largest airliner in the world, it enabled everyone to access aviation as its huge capacity meant airlines had to slash ticket prices to fill it. Its range meant that it could fly to places non-stop that previous planes couldn't. The Boeing 747 is such an icon that it is known as the Queen of the Skies" Sam explained.
"That's not the only thing. That aircraft must have landed and refuelled somewhere. Theoretically, that could mean there could be other planes from the world where we took off!" Dan added.
This made Anna and Elsa's eyes open wide with excitement. The thought of other aircraft being in their world was definitely an exciting prospect.
"Signal that 747, tell it to land when able" Sam ordered.
"Already on it" Dan replied as he raced back into Quebec Echo's cockpit and fired up the communications system.
"This is Winter Airways flight 595 to unidentified Boeing 747 circling the airspace above us. Do you hear us?" Dan said through the radio.
There was a long pause before a reply from the other aircraft filtered through the radio.
"This is Delta 245 Heavy, we hear you loud and clear Winter 595. Gosh, we didn't think you would radio us" an American voice filtered back.
"We didn't think there were any other aircraft." Dan replied.
At this, Dan remembered what Sam had told him to say.
"Delta 245 Heavy, I have instructions from my commanding officer and the royalty of this kingdom to ask you to land. They want to talk with you and your crew" He said to the Delta Boeing 747.
"Um, there is no runway, there's just ice" the Delta captain replied.
"Don't worry about it. We landed on this ice not long ago, you shouldn't underestimate it" Dan spoke back, even though he was unsure about the Ice being able to take the weight of a Boeing 747-400.
"Roger that, Delta 245 Heavy is cleared for landing on the ice. Be ready for us" the Delta pilot said, uncertainty in his voice.
As the massive Boeing began to manoeuvre onto an approach, Sam was filling Elsa in on what would need to be done to enable the 747 to land safely.
"The 747 is much larger and heavier than Quebec Echo. It will also need a lot more runway in order to stop safely." He told his sister.
Elsa nodded and with a simple flick of the wrist, the ice runway was extended and strengthened, complete with subtly glowing pieces of ice which served as a guidance strip so the pilots on the Delta 747 would know what to align their aircraft with.
As this was happening, the Citizens of Arendelle all started gathering around the dockside as they heard the sound of another aircraft coming into land. As far as they knew, Quebec Echo was the only aircraft in existence!
Slowly but surely, Delta Airlines flight 245 grew larger and larger as it got closer and closer to the runway. The four enormous General Electric CF6 turbofans roaring as they pushed the jumbo jet closer to the runway.
It soon became clear to everyone, that the Delta 747 was much larger than Quebec Echo. Then with a graceful lurch, the 747 touched down on the ice and the air was filled with the sound of its four engines roaring in reverse as the gigantic plane slid to a stop and slowly taxied to a parking position on Quebec Echo's port side.
Everything fell silent as the massive plane shut down its four engines. The citizens of Arendelle all stared up at the Jumbo in wonder. How could such a massive airliner exist, let alone fly?
Elsa created a set of Ice Stairs which lead up to one of the 747's entry doors and she along with Anna, Sam and Dan climbed up them and opened the door. The flight crew of Delta 245 were already waiting inside the plane, which faintly smelled of coffee and burnt airline food.
The captain, a man who looked to be more than twice Sam's age held out a hand which Sam shook.
"Captain James Oaksworth." The Delta Captain introduced himself.
"Sam Hartley, Prince of Arendelle" Sam replied, still not used to saying that he was a prince.
The Americans had to do their best to hold back laughs when Sam said this.
"They think Arendelle and you guys don't exist in real life" Dan whispered to Anna and Elsa, who both looked insulted. Anna couldn't hold back her reply for long so she said in quite the annoyed tone,
"I don't know what is so funny. But I assure you that we do exist"
The Americans instantly realised what Anna was saying and with one glance at Elsa, in her ice dress and maybe her holding a snowflake above her palm, they stood to attention.
"I'm sorry Sir, Madame's. We didn't realise…." Oaksworth said before Elsa interrupted them.
"That's perfectly alright. My Sister and I have known that we are fictional characters in your universe for a while now"
The Americans all looked confused for a moment before Sam said to them,
"I showed them Frozen"
"Really?" Oaksworth asked, surprised.
"Of course. Why wouldn't i? You shouldn't keep secrets from your own family" Sam replied.
Oaksworth and his crew couldn't help but agree with that statement.
It was at this moment that one of the Delta Flight attendants came up from the galley with a drinks trolley.
"I thought you guys could use a drink" She said to them.
Everyone agreed with this and all sat down in some passenger seats whilst the flight attendant distributed coffee and other drinks to them all.
"So, I think I am speaking for most of us here when I ask, how did you get here? I mean, where did you guys refuel?" Anna asked.
"Well, once the nuclear war got started, every flight in the air diverted to different large airports to find refuge and the larger airplanes would try to refuel before continuing on. We were heading back to the states from Rome when it all kicked off and we started to head towards Reykjavik. However, once we touched down, a bright blue light shone over the whole airport and a lot of the surrounding area. When everything cleared, everyone realised that something was different." Oaksworth replied.
"Reykjavik tower couldn't detect any more long range transmissions. Apart from a small number of inbound flights, the airwaves were silent. We also noticed that the city of Reykjavik was no longer visible, just miles and miles of emptiness." Oaksworth's Co-Pilot added.
The Flight attendant came back as well and said,
"Everyone at the Airport managed to survive on the supplies we had and some limited resources that were gathered. But after a while, everyone got together and decided to launch a small number of long range aircraft to see if we could find any trace of civilisation. Our Plane was one of those aircraft."
Sam and Dan stared at the Americans, their eyes wide, as they realised what the Americans were saying.
Anna and Elsa also realised what the Americans were implying.
"So, what you are saying is that Reykjavik international airport. With hundreds of aircraft and everyone who was on-board them and on the ground, have come through into this universe?" Sam asked, already knowing what the answer would be.
"Reykjavik still exists. And boy will they be surprised when we tell them that a 757 flew through and landed in Arendelle of all places!" Oaksworth replied.
At that exact moment, everyone, apart from Sam and Dan, nearly had their eardrums blasted out as the two British pilots cheered in sheer delight at the top of their lungs.
Anna and Elsa couldn't help but smile as well, they knew how much this must mean to their brother and his best friend.
"We need to go over there right now!" Dan exclaimed happily.
"I agree with you mate. But we all will need some rest and both aircraft will need to be refuelled and checked over." Sam replied.
Elsa and Anna both knew that they shouldn't interfere with Sam and Dan's plans but they also knew that neither they, or Sam could just leave Arendelle on a whim.
"We will need to make some arrangements first. But I'm sure that we can be on our way to Reykjavik soon." Elsa said to both sets of flight crew.
Everyone agreed with this statement, and at that, everyone disembarked Delta 245 and strode purposefully back to Arendelle castle. Excited at the thought of other aircraft like Quebec Echo and Delta 245 existing and an airport with all the modern facilities still existing. They all were also excited for the upcoming flight to Reykjavik international airport.