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There are, or have been, about half a dozen airlines known as Freedom Air or Freedom Airlines. Between the mid-1990s and late noughties, a low-cost carrier based in New Zealand adopted the name. Formally known as Freedom Air International but referred to as Freedom Air, the airline connected New Zealand with Australia and Fiji.
Freedom Air operated as Air New Zealand’s low-cost airline for 13 years. Photo: SuperJumbo via Wikimedia Commons
An early entrant into Oceania’s low-cost airline market
Like many full-service legacy airlines who have waded into the waters of low-cost flying, Freedom Air was Air New Zealand’s attempt to capture a slice of the low-cost pie. Like many full-service airlines who dived in, Air New Zealand’s foray ultimately failed. However, Freedom Air did fly for 13 years between 1995 and 2008. Air New Zealand gave it a red hot go.
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Eustace the Monk: Talented Pirate For The French And The English
Eustace the Monk was a notorious pirate who operated in the English Channel during the early 13th century AD. As indicated by his title, Eustace had been a monk, though he was also involved in other trades at one point or another. In addition to piracy, Eustace is recorded to have served as a seneschal official to a count and alleged to have dabbled in black magic. As a pirate, Eustace the Monk first fought on the side of the English. Later on, however, he switched sides, and served the French, who were at war with England. So what convinced the mercenary pirate to switch loyalties, and what battle brought about his end?