Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
Wasn't Miami deemed to be some sort of special destination and thus outside the scope of the UK-USA agreement, which then allowed National to start?
I think the DC-10's were a bit later than 1972 - certainly the DC-8's were still operating to LHR in early 1973.
Miami was a new US gateway that was approved by the US Transportation Board in 1969. National Airlines applied for Miami to LHR and was successful in it's application and started operations on Tuesday 16 June 1970.
With regards to the National Airlines DC10 operating on the route. You are correct as National Airlines received the following DC10-30's.
N80NA DC10-30 Delivered June 1973
N81NA DC10-30 Delivered June 1973
N82NA DC10-30 Delivered June 1975
N83NA DC10-30 Delivered June 1975
After doing some research online.
Inaugural flight of a National Airlines DC10-30 on Miami to LHR occurred on the 11 September 1973.
From the 11 September 1973 the route was flown daily by DC10-30.
NA98 MIA 18.30 LHR 07.45 Daily DC10-30
NA99 LHR 10.10 MIA 14.15 Daily DC10-30