More Nostalgia: Pictures of The Heathrow of 1990
Apr 23, 2019, 3:32 pm
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More Nostalgia: Pictures of The Heathrow of 1990
I found a copy of a book my mother had gotten me a long time ago, the inside is dated 1990.
The history and what was then current facts are fun and interesting
Ah the glory days of 757s
Terminal 4 overview
Concorde of course
Proud old birds
Facts and figures
Hope everyone enjoyed, it was a real fun stroll down memory lane looking through the book. It has some of the last Pan Am and TWA pictures in it and nothing from AA or UA yet.
The history and what was then current facts are fun and interesting
Ah the glory days of 757s
Terminal 4 overview
Concorde of course
Proud old birds
Facts and figures
Hope everyone enjoyed, it was a real fun stroll down memory lane looking through the book. It has some of the last Pan Am and TWA pictures in it and nothing from AA or UA yet.
Apr 23, 2019, 3:46 pm
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I have this book, somewhere in deep storage but heaven knows where.
There are cited references to this in my post grad thesis, "Heathrow: Analysis of an Airport Metropolis". A copy of which is probably in the same box.
There are cited references to this in my post grad thesis, "Heathrow: Analysis of an Airport Metropolis". A copy of which is probably in the same box.
Apr 23, 2019, 3:50 pm
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Very interesting!
Out of curiosity, when did Runway 05/23 stop being used? I seem to remember it was still in use into the early 1990s from my occasional visits to the open viewing area on the top of T2, but could be wrong...
Out of curiosity, when did Runway 05/23 stop being used? I seem to remember it was still in use into the early 1990s from my occasional visits to the open viewing area on the top of T2, but could be wrong...
Apr 23, 2019, 5:04 pm
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BA and Air Europe used to swap a couple of 757s. Here's the reverse
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-...757-236/190422
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-...757-236/190422
Apr 23, 2019, 7:08 pm
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Yes Aeroflot was the largest civilian operator of aircraft into the 1990s. It was everything from Widebodies to cropdusters and helicopters. During the Soviet era they were the sole entity for running all non-military aviation and provided the Soviet Armed Forces with their air transport reserve.
Apr 24, 2019, 3:22 am
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Apr 24, 2019, 4:54 am
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Ah yes, I remember those days. When to fly virtually anywhere in Europe from LHR or LGW without a Saturday night stay was circa £350-400 to France, Germany, Belgium, NL and £400-500 to Scandinavia, Italy, Spain etc. This was in economy!! CE I recall was only about 10-15% more than Y.
Include a Saturday night back then and the Y fare dropped to around £140-£180. Contrast that to today and I have just booked an LGW-GOA-LGW with no Saturday night stay for £78 return and a LHR-STR-LHR week day return (on the morning and evening peak services) for £125 return.
Include a Saturday night back then and the Y fare dropped to around £140-£180. Contrast that to today and I have just booked an LGW-GOA-LGW with no Saturday night stay for £78 return and a LHR-STR-LHR week day return (on the morning and evening peak services) for £125 return.