RYANAIR, easyJet and British Airways are some of the most popular airlines used by Brits heading on a well-deserved holiday abroad.
But there is one airline you won’t have heard of – and is known for being one of the most secretive in the world.
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It is only known as “Janet Airlines,” rumoured to stand for Joint Air Network for Employee Transportation, or jokingly Just Another Non-Existent Terminal.
It is used mainly used by government workers or military passengers.
Pilots and cabin crew need to have “top secret government security clearance”.
Sadly normal passengers are not allowed access on the plane, and nobody on the plane is allowed to reveal where they are going or what their job is.
While destinations are classified, it’s known for travelling between Las Vegas and Area 51 in Nevada, with one of the longest airport strips in the world, measuring 12,000ft.
The secret base is rumoured to be home to “crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft” as well as alien lifeforms.
The US Air Force acquired Area 51 in 1955, although it was only acknowledged by the CIA in 2013, following an information request in 2005.
But don’t expect to see the flights on the boards at the airport.
The flights operate from a secret Gold Coast Terminal at Harry Reid International Airport, guarded by armed soldiers.
Passengers may be able to track the flights as they take off, although they drop off the radar before they land.
Images show the unmarked Boeing 737 planes which are white with a red stripe along the middle.
One person wrote on Reddit: “I used to live in Henderson and watch them fly in all the time.
“They would almost always land on 01L-19R regardless of winds to taxi immediately to their terminal, which is separate from the main terminal.
“The thing I loved most about them is when they depart they bank about 30° on turn out at 500-1000ft above the ground.
“It looks absolutely insane every time.”
They also fly to Tonopah Test Range, which is home to a number of stealth aircraft and drones.
Other routes include from Las Vegas to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, US Air Force Production Flight Test Installation, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
And the US Air Force is now looking for a new contractor to operate their aircraft.
The current fleet has six Boeing 737-66Ns, which used to operate for Air China, as well as five twin-engine Beechcraft turboprops.
Back in 2018, Janet Airlines was also recruiting new pilots.
The job posting required a 3,000-hour pilot who had “top-secret clearance” to take on the role.
A little-known airline is also launching hundreds of new flights.
Corendon Airlines is adding new services between UK and Turkey next year, with 27 new weekly flights.
And new airline Global Airlines is to launch cheap transatlantic flights between the UK and the US.
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