crewmeal No thanks for reminding me of that GHASTLY B Cal advert! It was ghastly then and worse now!!
North Worst Orient? I only ever used them internally of the US and that was MORE than enough.
My first Atlantic crossing was 1986 with VS in Upper (as it then was) on the LGW-EWR service (a 747-200, I think?) It was grand - for me and a newbie to the world of biz travel!