Originally Posted by
jlemon
22. What significant service change did LAN-Chile introduce in 1970 with regard to one of its international flights?
You are on the right track here as the answer includes a route operated by LAN-Chile with a 707....which was indeed new equipment on the route we are looking but wasn't a scheduled service between Chile and Europe. And the answer really doesn't concern the introduction of first class.....it's more about the equipment. Please guess again, sir!
Alright then, how about LAN retiring its last DC-6? LAN's flight from Santiago to Papeete via Easter Island was one of the last - if not the last - long haul piston engine powered flights in existence.
Some of you may remember my having mentioned this flight as part of my 1969 fantasy journey from London to Sydney inspired by Alexander Frater's book "Beyond The Blue Horizon", during which he attempted to retrace in 1986 the route of Imperial Airways' 1939 flying boat service. This book was kindly referenced to us by
WHBM. You'll find a link to that fantasy trip report via the link below:
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Strolling Down Memory Lane Between London and Sydney in 1969