Does anyone else remember Dan Air?
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That matches the description I have in my mind of PUCCI GALORE although probably more 60s than 80s.
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Thread archaeology courtesy of Google, but after extensive research while sorting out the old slide collection, I was pleased to discover that I'd actually flown on a Dan Air Comet 4C, on my second ever flight (and so presumably first as well). This was to Corfu on a family holiday in 1972. Here's the photo of the plane on stand on the island.
[EDIT in case anyone finds this thread via the photo, this was actually 1975 and I'd had many more flights at that point. The date was helpfully written on the slide by Messrs Kodak so no excuse really. My second ever flight was in fact in 1971 and was in a Comet, from Gatwick. Better version of this photo down thread somewhere]
In my recollection - we did this holiday for a few years running - it was a 727, but presumably that came later. I have a clear recollection of the rear steps.
The only memories of the flight I have was that I was sitting on the left hand side, and was shown the alps as we overflew them. And there was a rather garish interior, with maps in the seat back pocket, and somewhere in the food was a potato and dark green pea salad.
[EDIT in case anyone finds this thread via the photo, this was actually 1975 and I'd had many more flights at that point. The date was helpfully written on the slide by Messrs Kodak so no excuse really. My second ever flight was in fact in 1971 and was in a Comet, from Gatwick. Better version of this photo down thread somewhere]
In my recollection - we did this holiday for a few years running - it was a 727, but presumably that came later. I have a clear recollection of the rear steps.
The only memories of the flight I have was that I was sitting on the left hand side, and was shown the alps as we overflew them. And there was a rather garish interior, with maps in the seat back pocket, and somewhere in the food was a potato and dark green pea salad.
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This brings back memories. The B727 was a great performer for take off, but was rather fuel inefficient. I remember those days with fondness, the lottery of LGW-FNC pre runway extension. We were only allowed to go in a 100 series with serviceable nose wheel brakes, by day on a dry runway with the wind in limits from the wind chart. Not much to go wrong there then. I used to take a bag with 3 days clothes for a simple out and back.
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I'm afraid I associate Dan Air with a rude and rather funny ATC anecdote that has been doing the rounds (the BA & LHR version has also been doing the rounds).
I shan't post it here as it contains a rather rude swearword, but if you do a Google search on "Danair 123 ABZ" and do a bit of digging around, you should be able to find it.
I shan't post it here as it contains a rather rude swearword, but if you do a Google search on "Danair 123 ABZ" and do a bit of digging around, you should be able to find it.
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I remember my first flight with Dan Air was to Moscow in December 1971.It was a B727 and I sat right at the very back with the seats almost on the floor if I remember right.We disembarked down the steps in the tail of the aircraft and Russian soldiers/ police with rifles lined the tarmac.It was a long weeked Thomson charter holiday and included half board at the Hotel Intourist just off Red Square. The fully inclusive cost inc transfers was £33 per person and I paid mine from my paper round money. ( I was really happy flying economy in those days probably as I could fit in the seats!)
Happy memories. 😁
Happy memories. 😁
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I was coming back from Amsterdam to LGW a few days ago, and the FA looking after us in Club seemed familiar to me....
and after a while,I worked out the connection.
She had been one of the heroic ladies who managed to serve a hot breakfast on the early morning flights from Gatwick to Manchester, in the days of Dan Air, before it got gobbled up by BA.
It used to be quite amazing, they could get a tasty (and satisfyingly greasy) hot cooked breakfast to a full flight of hungry travellers, in about 20 minutes.
The flight this week was not at all busy, so we had the chance for a nice memory jogging chat about those long ago days, while I glugged some champagne...
and after a while,I worked out the connection.
She had been one of the heroic ladies who managed to serve a hot breakfast on the early morning flights from Gatwick to Manchester, in the days of Dan Air, before it got gobbled up by BA.
It used to be quite amazing, they could get a tasty (and satisfyingly greasy) hot cooked breakfast to a full flight of hungry travellers, in about 20 minutes.
The flight this week was not at all busy, so we had the chance for a nice memory jogging chat about those long ago days, while I glugged some champagne...
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Thread archaeology courtesy of Google, but after extensive research while sorting out the old slide collection, I was pleased to discover that I'd actually flown on a Dan Air Comet 4C, on my second ever flight (and so presumably first as well). This was to Corfu on a family holiday in 1972. Here's the photo of the plane on stand on the island.
Attached cabin plan is from a Clarksons holiday to Nea Makri, Greece in August 72. Guess which seats we had!
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