Originally Posted by
Justapax1
Thanks for the correction. Ireland joined the EEC in 1971, IIRC. During which years did the Aeroflot Shannon stopover thing happen?
Checking back it seems to have been started in 1975. Aeroflot paid for the landing fees with jet fuel in a barter deal. And Ireland and the UK joined the EEC in 1973
Having been in Shannon sometimes when the Aeroflot flights were passing through, the passengers were an exotic bunch, but a bit morose.