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Old 28th Nov 2008, 06:28
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Flogging across the pond one day to Toronto on a BOAC 707 I spoke to a pax and was amazed to hear of how little the guy had paid for his ticket.
It was in the days of Affinity groups (whatever that is). This seemed to be a legal loop hole to sell cheap tickets. Seemed his fare included membership of £1 to the Trowbridge Caged Bird Appreciation Society!They had thousands of members who enjoyed flying.
Sometime later we heard that the CAA (ARB) objected to our new British Overseas Air Charter logo "BOAC" on the planes sides. It seemed awfully like the BOAC I worked for.
Cant remember how it ended but we did laugh.
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