Originally Posted by
Mooncrest
The range of the 737-200 astounds me, even now. I remember Dan Air and Britannia, among others, used to send theirs from the UK to the more distant Greek Islands. Some family members flew from Manchester to Kos with Britannia in '86 - their ride was G-BADR, an early Advanced model for the airline with the relatively low-thrust engines.
All of Dan Air's 732's had -17 or -15 engines,
and Britannia's first group of ADV models delivered from 1973 (G-BAD G-BAZ and G-BEC series) had also -15 engines (some or all though may have had -9A's at first?)
Britannia did many upgrades to the 732 fleet.
Mey Air had -9A's. (more powerful)
What was astounding how both Laker and Cambrian managed a BAC 1-11 300/400 from LPL or MAN to LPA/TCI RHO and HER often non-stop both ways.