[Travel] First and last flights

Yes Chef · Jan 22, 2021

First was about 1988 to Verona, from Gatwick. I was youngish, but I remember throwing up.

First one by myself Sudan Airways, Heathrow to Nairobi via Paris and Khartoum, in 1994.

Last one was Cologne to Stansted, on the very day Boris announced the first lockdown

LANGDON SEAGULL · Jan 22, 2021

First was Gatwick to Girona - 1981 and last was Gatwick to Budapest - summer 2019

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arewethereyet? · Jan 22, 2021

November 1973 Heathrow to Nice
March 2020 Singapore to Heathrow.

happypig · Jan 22, 2021

1972 Dan Air Comet Gatwick to Girona
March 2020 Easyjet A320 Almeria to Gatwick. It was the last scheduled flight before lockdown and we got the last two seats on it. I fully expected it to be overbooked and to be refused boarding.

shingle · Jan 22, 2021

First Flight - London - Vienna ....... September 1978
Last Flight - Venice - London ........ October 17 2020

Market Porter · Jan 22, 2021

Britannia Airways Lockheed Constellation to Turin 1964 (Newborn’ish)

BA to Lisbon Dec 2019

happypig · Jan 22, 2021

Gwylan said:
I've been to Europe a few times since then but by train - I may never take a flight again

Out of interest, how easy is it to arrange train tickets from the UK to, say, Southern Spain ? I tried a couple of years back and couldn't find seats.

Compared to airlines, train travel booking is extraordinarily convoluted.

Chicken Run · Jan 22, 2021

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Badger · Jan 22, 2021

First - June 1988 (ish) Gatwick to Gran Canaria, I'm guessing one of the holiday airlines

Last - Feb 2020 Lisbon to Toronto with TAP Air. I had a 24 hour stopover in Lisbon on the way back from The Azores. I'm so glad I managed to get a holiday in before everything stopped.

MJsGhost · Jan 22, 2021

First - July 1995: Gatwick to Tenerife, unsure of airline
Last - September 2019: New York/JFK to Heathrow, Virgin upper class (entirely thanks to air miles - as fun as it was I would never pay for it & now I've tried it, I would go for multiple economy flights rather than splurge on 1st/upper class if I ever have that many air miles again)

Cowfold Seagull · Jan 22, 2021

Brian Parsons said:
Not counting the numerous pleasure flights out of Shoreham as a kid, I loved flying. Actually going somewhere,
First flight Gatwick - Aden. British United. Brittania. 1965.
Last flight Dubai - Newcastle Boeing 777 Emirates. Final leg returning from Oz. 2017.

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I too was lucky enough to fly on a Bristol Britannia, back in the early 70's, albeit a Monarch Airlines example, from Constanta in Romania to Luton. The Whispering Giants as they were known, were wonderful aircraft to fly on. Such memories.

Yoda · Jan 22, 2021

First flight wasn't until I was 17. Sept 97, Gatwick to Palma de Mallorca. Caledonian Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. < Absolute beauty of a plane.
Last flight Sept 2017. Faro to Gatwick. Norwegian Boeing 737.

Harry Wilson's tackle · Jan 22, 2021

First Heathrow to Vancouver, BA, Friday 13th August,1982
Last, Innsbruck to Gatwick, some sort of charter, Jan 2020

Surf's Up · Jan 22, 2021

First: Gatwick to Corfu - Dan Dare
Latest: Gatwick to Sevilla with Easy Jet

GT49er · Jan 22, 2021

Never flown. Don't expect I ever will.

Brian Parsons · Jan 22, 2021

Cowfold Seagull said:
I too was lucky enough to fly on a Bristol Britannia, back in the early 70's, albeit a Monarch Airlines example, from Constanta in Romania to Luton. The Whispering Giants as they were known, were wonderful aircraft to fly on. Such memories.

They were indeed. In an era where comfort over ruled numbers of passengers. Wide seats,plenty of legroom,I'm 6ft2in.

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Icy Gull · Jan 22, 2021

Brian Parsons said:
They were indeed. In an era where comfort over ruled numbers of passengers. Wide seats,plenty of legroom,I'm 6ft2in.

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Turbo props too

jamie (not that one) · Jan 22, 2021

Can't remember exactly when because I was a young kid (definitely mid to late 80's), but somewhere in Spain (might've been Ibiza) from Gatwick at some absurd hour of the morning. No idea of the airline.

Last flight was coming back from a work trip to Dubai last Feb with Turkish Airlines. I normally travel 4 months of the year and have done for quite a while, so staying in one place for a year has been weird.

Guinness Boy · Jan 22, 2021

First was Gatwick to Dussledorf. Easter 1976. No idea what airline. We taxied next to a Big Orange and Freddie Laker's face was everywhere.

Last Edinburgh to Gatwick Feb 2020. Boring work visit although it was in the evening and Edinburgh has an on site Brew Dog so I was probably half pissed.

Live by the sea · Jan 22, 2021

First flight 1973 BA ( I think ) to Nice - France

Last flight 2020 January easyJet to Tenerife

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