Aqua Airways is one of the largest airlines on Robloxia by employee count post-2004. It currently has over 50,000 employees and was founded by aagg11 on April 3, 1928. It still has multiple flights per day. Activity from the airline has skyrocketed in 2020 with more packed flights than ever before.
Fleet
Aqua Airways has a diverse range of current, stored, former, and ordered aircraft. These are listed below:
Active
- Robus A330-941neo
- Robus A380-861
- Roing 707-320B
- Roing 720-023B (Premium Jet & Non-Premium)'
- Roing 727
- Roing 737-800
- Roing 747-100
- Roing 737 MAX 8
- Roing 757-200(WL)
- Roing 757-300(WL)
- Roing 777X
- Roing 787-9
- RoDonnell Roglas MD-11ER
- Skyliner S321 (modified Robus A321)
Stored
- As of March 2022, there are no aircraft stored.
Former
- Robus A220-100
- Robus A310-204
- Robus A318
- Robus A319
- Robus A320
- Roing 737-500
- Roing 747-400
- Roing 747SP (one with Club Aqua livery, exclusive to Club Aqua and sometimes First Class, one with two-class configuration, both planes have a lounge at the upper deck)
- Roing 777-200
- Robardier CRJ200
- RoDonnell Roglas RC-10
Future
- Robus A350-900 XWB
- Roing 747-8
Policy:
- Passengers get a strike whenever they make inappropriate jokes or terrorize the plane. If they get three strikes, they are kicked out of the plane[no, literally!].
Classes
Originally, classes at Aqua Airways were purchased with additional Robux but now uniquely they are purchased with the airway's own currency called AquaBux (AB). 1R$ is currently equal to 15AB. Each class has different perks, and their prices are listed below:
Economy Class aka ECO
- No additional charge
First Class aka FC
- 2000AB (200R$) (3 months of FC)
- 3750AB (400R$) (6 months of FC)
- 7000AB (700R$) (12 months of FC)
Club Aqua aka CA
- 17000AB (1700R$) (6 months of CA)
- 33000AB (2400R$) (12 months of CA)
For some time, Aqua Airways has been criticized for outraging passengers and causing some tension between employees. Following the six-month expiration for the First-Class tickets, passengers are left confused and often angry as the expiration of the ticket seems to be hidden at the bottom of the ticket. Recently, classes have made the switch from being bought as a t-shirt to being bought with AquaBux. The problems with expiration have been less common as a result of this.
Alongside this, Aqua Airways offers similar seats for both Club Aqua and First Class on some of their aircraft, same lounge access, and other similarities. Another criticism is the overbooking process in which Club Aqua/First Class passengers do not have seats and are forced to sit in the back of the plane which is where Economy is located.
AquaBux
AquaBux can be redeemed for going on their flights or buying them. They come in three block transactions: 2000 (200R$), 5000 (500R$) and 1700 (1500R$)
They can be used to buy the airway's merchandise like a console that comes with a Lunar Lander cartridge, or a sleeping kit branded with the Aqua Airways insignia. One can also purchase Priority Boarding and Lounge Access. One may purchase class memberships lasting for 3, 6, or 12 months.
Airports
Operational
- One airport in Robloxia
- One airport in BloxAfrica
- Ro London Gatwick Airport, North Terminal
- New Blockers City International Airport, Terminal 4
- Aqua City Airfield (near the airfield is a training hub)
- Palm Key Regional Airport (Airport in the Bloxaribbean)
- One airport in the Bloxaribbean
- Bystrica International Airport (Airport in Ro-Slovakia)
- Ro London Southend Airport
- Southern Land Regional Airport (Airport in Roblox)
Pending Operational
- One airport in Netherblox
Gott Ist Großartig Regional Airport (Airport in Roblox)
Planned Operational
- Incheon International Airport, Ro Seoul, Ro Korea
- Island Game Airport (Aqua Airways is planning on developing a game that would be played on this island)
- One airport in Bloxstralia
Former Operational
- Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport (no longer serves as one of its operational airports due to Robloxian opposition)
Trivia
- Aqua Airways has a smaller airline subsidary named BlueHorizon, which is also founded by aagg11, has over 1,700 employees.
- Aqua Airways initially had a class named VIP and could board before First Class, carry their friends in private flights, and had a guest in public flights if they wanted, sitting in First Class. It was removed, possibly due to low demand and high cost in Robux. VIP's price was possibly around 1,700 Robux when it existed.
- Although at the time of its existence, it was the second highest class. Six months of Club Aqua at the time was rewarded to investors who invested 1,700 R$ worth of the airline's stock and twelve months of Club Aqua was rewarded to investors who invested 2,400 R$ worth of the airline's stock. Club Aqua is the highest class as of 2020 and now boards before First Class instead.
- VIP was removed around 2018.
- Although at the time of its existence, it was the second highest class. Six months of Club Aqua at the time was rewarded to investors who invested 1,700 R$ worth of the airline's stock and twelve months of Club Aqua was rewarded to investors who invested 2,400 R$ worth of the airline's stock. Club Aqua is the highest class as of 2020 and now boards before First Class instead.
- Initially, an additional charge was needed to board an Aqua Airways flight. The additional charge was removed since 2015 to attract new passengers.
- Some Aqua Airways planes lack an automatic class check system, which sounds an alarm until the Robloxian who has a class below First Class or Club Aqua gets off their seat if they sit in a seat restricted to First Class or Club Aqua.
- Aqua Airways has a separate fleet called Retro Fleet, which consists of airliners made in the past and obsolete ones. They lack in-flight entertainment system screens, and instead have projector screens that can be only controlled by the flight's host or co-host. Host and co-hosts usually use the projector screens to project a short film or (in the case they are in the RoDonnell Roglas MD-11ER) the Aqua Airways RoDonnell Roglas MD-11ER safety video.
- The aircraft in the Retro Fleet are:
- Roing 720-023B
- Roing 707-320B
- Roing 747SP
- RoDonnell Roglas MD-11ER
- The aircraft in the Retro Fleet are:
- Palm Key Regional Airport is the first Aqua Airways airport that is a codename. The landing airport varies depending on the pilot. Sometimes, the pilot chooses to land on a random airport in the Bloxaribbean, whereas other times the pilot chooses to land in a airport in Blorida.
- On October 31, 2020, the city in BloxAfrica that was served by Aqua Airways was wrecked by an unknown force. The city caught on fire mysteriously and metal in the city corroded rapidly. One Robloxian decided to upload a video on Bloxtube called Evil Plan about the situation. When it got to Aqua Airway's Bloxtube recommendations, Aqua Airways cancelled all flights from and to the city for the next two days, beginning on this day. The city made an unexplained recovery on November 2, 2020.
- Lifeboat Airlines sued Aqua Airways for stealing their Roing 747SP while it was under construction. Aqua Airways claimed in their court opinion that while those planes have an identical interior and fuselage design, different seats and liveries, their version replaced the logo of Lifeboat Airlines in the front exterior (fuselage) on all sides with "Aqua" in all caps and Ansett Bloxstralia's emblem. The line has been swapped from lime to blue, which symbolizes the ocean and the sky in Aqua Airways. They also finished the plane. Following this, Lifeboat Airlines rescinded the lawsuit, saying that "it was not full plagiarism and just a mere paraphrase".
- Aqua Airline's pilots are known for intentionally telling Robloxians the wrong destinations when asked the question, "Where are we going?". Some particularly notable responses were Ro Korea (but only the best half) or Ro Cuba.
- Aeronus sued Aqua Airways for stealing their GC (ground crew) vehicles while they were under construction. Aqua Airways finished the ground crew vehicles.