Originally Posted by
LGS6753
I think Dan Air arrived in 1969 with two 1-11s, 'CK and 'CP. The Comets came a year or two later.
The first Dan Air Comet started ops just ahead of the first of the 1-11's. G-APDO 29th March 1969; first 1-11 was G-AXCP which arrived 3rd April 1969. 1970 actually had very few Comet flights in the summer but they were back in 1971.
Airline counts (regular for peak summer), excluding cargo operators:-
1967 - 7
1968 - 6
1969 - 8
1970 - 8
1971 - 12