FROM THE ARCHIVE OF: Ashley Sowerby
British Airways was created in 1974 after a British Airways Board was established by the British government to manage the two nationalised airline corporations, British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, and two regional airlines, Cambrian Airways and Northeast Airlines.
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[00:00:00] ADVERTISEMENT: dialogue:
Interviewer: “Excuse me sir. What if someone offered you an alternative to the British Airways Shuttle?”
Interviewee: “Could we still just turn up and take off?”
Interviewer: “Yes but you’d have to check in in the usual way.
Interviewer: “Sorry to interrupt your meal sir. How would you feel about an alternative to the British Airways Shuttle?”
Interviewee: “Would I be sure of a seat? Even if it meant putting on an extra plane?”
Interviewer: “No…”
Interviewee: walks off.
Interviewer: “Excuse me sir. How would you feel about an…”
Interviewee: laughs and walks off.
Interviewer: “Excuse me madam…”
Interviewee: “Would it still have at least eight flights on a weekday?”
Interviewer: “At least six madam.”
Interviewee: walks off.
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PICTURED: British Airways Shuttle advertisement. COPYRIGHT: British Airways.
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