The Passenger
Over the years the chance to fly has gone from the preserve of the wealthy back in those early days of aviation to the mass market travel of the 1970s and the package holiday, but the current mass market passenger numbers are truly staggering.
This is many ways is good, giving people the chance to travel and see the world but maybe some of the "specialness" has gone; lost in the almost bus-stop type of turn up and go travel.
I have found a few photos in the collection of passengers flying for the predecessors of BCal, when most people dressed up a little bit. The photos are a nice look back on those days and how people viewed air travel.
And....just for fun......there are some photos at the end that show how things are nowadays.
This is many ways is good, giving people the chance to travel and see the world but maybe some of the "specialness" has gone; lost in the almost bus-stop type of turn up and go travel.
I have found a few photos in the collection of passengers flying for the predecessors of BCal, when most people dressed up a little bit. The photos are a nice look back on those days and how people viewed air travel.
And....just for fun......there are some photos at the end that show how things are nowadays.
Airwork passengers in Mallorca - not a flip-flop in sight onboard their Viking
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| Lancashire Aircraft Corp DC-3 | Lancashire Aircraft Corp DC-3 | Lancashire Aircraft Corp DC-3 |
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| Airwork - Mallorca | Lancashire Aircraft Corp Bristol 170 | Lancashire Aircraft Corp Bristol 170 |
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| Hunting Clan - London 1956 | Lancashire Aircraft Corp DC-3 G-ANAE | Aquila - maybe the epitome of travel |
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| Air Kruise DC-3 passengers | Hunting Clan Passengers | Silver City B170 to the continent |
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| Jersey Airlines Heron - newly wed passenges | Silver City DC-3 passengers | Even the spotters wore jackets! |
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| Air Ferry Passengers on a tour | Air Ferry DC-6 to Europe | BUA Viscount - early 1960s |
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| Cale Britannia G-AOVA in India | BUA 1-11 G-ASJC in Spain | Are those fuel tankers or drinks refills for this Company outing |
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| How many times would you ask to change seats? (this could be a train - but too good to pass up and there is sure to be an airline with him onboard somewhere) | Where is my fork! | I am leaving the caption up to you here |
A fascinating snap-shot of how we travelled and all looked quite well dressed when we flew.......and now we have a few of some of those who maybe dont dress quite as well as folks used to.
But fear not, there is a new breed of Super-hostie who is dealing with today's passengers
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| The irrepressible Richard Branson |
My thanks to all those featured in the images, their names have been lost to time, but they all flew with BCal's forebears.
And of course my thanks go to Mr Branson, who is always ready to have some fun and champion the cause for Virgin Atlantic.
And of course my thanks go to Mr Branson, who is always ready to have some fun and champion the cause for Virgin Atlantic.