Was I the youngest regular Concorde flyer?
Feb 16, 2003 | 5:28 pm
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Was I the youngest regular Concorde flyer?
I was wondering if I am / was the youngest regular flyer on Concorde.
When I was at school from the ages of 11-18yrs old I used to fly 3 return trips a year to New York on Concorde to go and visit my step-dad. If only I was a BA Exec Club at that time, the amount of miles I would have racked up would have been quite healthy (although you must be 18 to enrol at BA Exec Club).
Now I am at University and my Dad has moved from New York I obviously fly a lot less than I used to.
I do realise that compared to many of my elder compatriots on BA001 and BA002 I was hardly a frequent flyer but was interested if anybody knew of other children who flew Concorde regularly.
When I was at school from the ages of 11-18yrs old I used to fly 3 return trips a year to New York on Concorde to go and visit my step-dad. If only I was a BA Exec Club at that time, the amount of miles I would have racked up would have been quite healthy (although you must be 18 to enrol at BA Exec Club).
Now I am at University and my Dad has moved from New York I obviously fly a lot less than I used to.
I do realise that compared to many of my elder compatriots on BA001 and BA002 I was hardly a frequent flyer but was interested if anybody knew of other children who flew Concorde regularly.
Feb 16, 2003 | 5:42 pm
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Not concord but I was doing 3 RT's a year in BA F at least as young as 5 with my parents. Never needed to use the Concord so far.
My 3 year old has been enrolled in our household account since she was 6 months old so I think they may have changed the 18 year old policy. Either that or we just got lucky (or rather BA did as with out her being able to accrue miles we wouldn't have used BA nearly as much).
My 3 year old has been enrolled in our household account since she was 6 months old so I think they may have changed the 18 year old policy. Either that or we just got lucky (or rather BA did as with out her being able to accrue miles we wouldn't have used BA nearly as much).
$#!#$@ is your stepdad?
Feb 16, 2003 | 10:38 pm
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Feb 17, 2003 | 8:17 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Young_Concorde_flyer:
My stepdad is nobody famous or anything, he just thought he'd rather spend his money on Concorde than on the stock market. With hindsight it looks like he made the right choice! </font>
My stepdad is nobody famous or anything, he just thought he'd rather spend his money on Concorde than on the stock market. With hindsight it looks like he made the right choice! </font>
Oct 7, 2003 | 6:24 am
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No doubt you're up there. But I know some models have you beat.
Christie Turlington grew up near me. When she was in her teens she was on the Concorde quite frequently - several times a year - going back and forth between home and jobs.
Christie Turlington grew up near me. When she was in her teens she was on the Concorde quite frequently - several times a year - going back and forth between home and jobs.
Oct 7, 2003 | 9:14 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by CT-UK:
Well as a very you lad living in Saudi and Bahrain I used to fly it a lot in nappies.</font>
Well as a very you lad living in Saudi and Bahrain I used to fly it a lot in nappies.</font>
bearing in mind your age at the time