At this stage of SAUDIA’s growth (1981 – 1982) their fleet of B-737s handled all domestic routes. The B-747s served India, Southeast Asia, the Far East and New York. While the L-1011 TriStars took care of Europe. As for the B-707s they serviced the Middle East and Africa. But they were gradually being phased out by the Airbus 300s. Even though I was flying “antiquated” equipment, I did experience a couple of interesting breaks in the flying routine. Upon occasion, one of our 707s was taken off the line and used to supplement the fleet of Gulfstream IIs supporting “Special Flight,” or “Royal Flight,” used to transport the overabundant supply of Saudi Princes. Although we “infidels” were never...