Interesting to read about the 1-11 starter problems.
I went LGW-Athens on a Laker 1-11 in about 1977 and on the return the left engine starter failled witha hideous grinding noise
Droll captain said 'I do not think I have to tell you folks that somethings just gone wrong' Stuck overnight in the famous Athens Airport area hotel right next to the threshold.
On the return, ATH-LGW seemed a longway for a 1-11 we were quite high-I remember the captain saying we had to climb above some weather to FL390??. The 1-11 may have managed it but the cabin condition really struggled as we got very hot and very poor air quality. Most of the Pax were a SAGA holdiay group (for which I now qualify ) and the cabin crew were kept very busy with the portable oxygen for much of the journey
PB