This special aircraft had been christened Little Yella Fella ( in lettering on the side of the airplane ) and, designed for small to medium routes, it is little with a big advantage: Its 112 seats are in a two- by- two configuration, eliminating the dreaded center seat.
A soft two hours later, we touched down in Koh Samui, Thailand, to a loving fanfare of a water cannon festival, officers holding a symbol, and rose garlands placed around the necks of every individual customer.
This immediately put me in the holiday spirit in a place known as a Thai island paradise, combined with the potent al fresco aircraft in Koh Samui, which is designed to look like an 80s tropical beach with bean bags, bean bags, and golf carts.