BIA and Air Anglia

[plassey1]

Convair was used out of Glasgow on Amsterdam. Passengers loved its “ old fashioned interior. Never subchartered any Martin equipment.

[jensdad]

Originally Posted by plassey1

Convair was used out of Glasgow on Amsterdam. Passengers loved its “ old fashioned interior. Never subchartered any Martin equipment.

I read about the Martin / Convair a few days back. For some reason it's taken me until now to remember Partnair (Norwegian charter company) Convair 580s operating regularly into Newcastle. I think some of the flights were offshore charters, but pretty sure some of them were longer term subcharters for someone: either Dan-Air or Air UK? Could that be what we are thinking of here?

[Offchocks]

Originally Posted by Self loading bear

Might that have been mostly foreign offshore bears?

No they were scheduled flights with one in the morning and another in the evening, as I understood it they were for route proving before the F27 was used. Good fun for a young lad in 1977!

[goofer]

Air Anglia DC-3 at EDI

I definitely remember seeing an Air Anglia DC-3 at Turnhouse in early 1973. I think it was a weekly appearance. Also, I recall a magazine - probably Flight - publishing a passenger trip report about the flight to Norwich which concluded that it was a very civilised experience and an attractive option for the business traveler.
Goofer