BMA Viscount & DC9 aircraft

[much2much]

my pleasure,also know by peter parkers alias

[David Eyre]

Photo of two of the colourful ex-Nora Air Services (previously owned by Lufthansa) Viscounts at East Midlands Airport in 1972:
Vickers Viscount - large picture from the AirTeamImages.com photo library

D-ANIZ became G-BAPG.
D-ANUN (on the right) became G-BAPF.

Regards,

David Eyre

[kala87]

I can recall flying in one of the DC9-10's from LHR to MME in summer 1990, so they were still around at that late date. I was amazed to be served a full 3-course dinner with nice wine. The hostie must have been busy on that run. The food was far better than anything I have ever experienced in BA economy class.

My last ever flight on a short body DC9 was in 1999 in Mexico, jump-seating on an AeroCaribe flight into Mexico City at night with no other pax on board. Autopilots were u/s and the Capt. hand flew the entire flight in VMC with the help of a portable GPS! The panel was vintage Douglas circa 1965.

[WHBM]

Originally Posted by kala87

I I was amazed to be served a full 3-course dinner with nice wine. The hostie must have been busy on that run. The food was far better than anything I have ever experienced in BA economy class.

That would be the days of Diamond Service, for everybody. Which is how BMA built up on competitive routes from being a start-up to being a BA equivalent. Are you listening, Donington ?

Those little individual bottles of BMA wine given out as part of the service I used to put unopened in my briefcase if I was driving home. Several built up over time (this was before liquids checks at security) and then the inevitable happened, setting up a major meeting in a client's boardroom I opened my briefcase upside-down, and they all fell out and rolled on the floor and under the new client's director's feet.

This was 1991. Some of my colleagues at the time can still remember it happening !

[DC10RealMan]

I am not critising BMA, but this erosion of the service ethos whether on the ground or in the air is the reason I have changed from being a frequent flyer to a hardly-ever flyer because I refuse to be treated like s**t.

[macuser]

DC9-10

All i can remember was the climb rate/angle!! Hosties nearly needed ropes to get the duty free cart up the aisle in the first 10 mins!!