Originally Posted by
cjhants
May 1972 my second ever holiday flight from Luton with Air Spain on a DC8. Got on board and only about a third full. Flight deck then announced we were going to Gerona via Manchester where we were to pick up the remaining passengers. I thought it was great at the time to get an extra flight. Seemed like a great adventure at the time.
Seem to remember a red and yellow livery.
I was with Air Spain at that time lol My first job had just started, what a summer - VistaJet Holidays was our UK charterer.
Yes horrendous flights that always by the end of the weekend were running 12-24 hours late. Either Tech or ATC or both!
Typical Saturday saw - one DC-8
ALC-LTN 11.00
12.00 LTN-QGN
QGN-LTN 17.00
18.00 LTN-ALC
ALC-LTN 00.40
Sunday 01.40 LTN-MAN-BCN-MAN-LTN
09.30 LTN-ALC
Often or not, the delays got so bad we hit the Sunday Papers lol