Brilliant thread. BOAC Boeing 707-436 G-APFG, 21st July 1964, London Heathrow to Hong Kong.
Those were the days when the HKG route was via Frankfurt, Rome, Beirut, Bahrein, New Delhi, and Bangkok to Hong Kong, the shortest sector (to Frankfurt) being 1 hour 23 min. and the longest (to Bangkok) being 3 hours 43 min. Window seat 16F in economy gave a first class geography lesson on all the daylight legs, as no one insisted on the window blinds being pulled down so that people could watch a film or have a mandatory doze so as not to disturb the peace of the cabin crew.
A meal was served on every sector, and they were of a quality that would be a credit to Business Class today. All the passengers were smartly dressed, the men in suits and a good proportion of the ladies wore hats.
Thanks to Captain Jasinski for an inspiring visit to the flight deck on the final leg - I've been 'in the business' ever since!
