Originally Posted by
WHBM
Blackpool principally served the Isle of Man, Belfast and Dublin. By the late 60s the main operator was British United, with Handley Page Herald aircraft, though their DC3s had not long gone.
I joined BIA as a Herald captain towards the end of 1978. I remember flying from Gatwick to Blackpool for four or five day detachments. We used to fly to the IOM, Belfast and Glasgow. Very enjoyable, but poorly paid so I joined AirEurope in 1979!