One of the Best Experiences of My Life
I took this picture around 1994 - the days when both British Airways and Air France would have Concorde service to London and Paris, respectively. British Airways flight 002 would leave New York's Kennedy Airport at 3pm and arrive into London Heathrow three and a half hours later at 10pm. I would lay awake in my hotel room because it was still six in the evening for me. On the return, British Airways flight 001, the flight would leave London at 1pm and arrive into New York some four hours later at 8am - the same day!
People ask me what is one of the best memories I have in my life - the ones that come to mind are the ones when I was in the air. The first time I experienced a take-off on Concorde was 1995, from JFK. I was so giddy, I remember just giggling in my seat like a little boy, listening to Vivaldi's Four Seasons whilst looking out the tiny window. Concorde wasn't an airplane, it was a jet - you would sink into your seat, first your back followed by your bottom. The closest you would get to a fighter jet.
Afterthought
Those in the know would refer to Concorde as "Concorde" - without "the" before it. Simply, "flying Concorde today?"
The French would call it "le Concorde" the le introducing the aircraft and capital C to distinguish it from the French word, concorde.
People ask me what is one of the best memories I have in my life - the ones that come to mind are the ones when I was in the air. The first time I experienced a take-off on Concorde was 1995, from JFK. I was so giddy, I remember just giggling in my seat like a little boy, listening to Vivaldi's Four Seasons whilst looking out the tiny window. Concorde wasn't an airplane, it was a jet - you would sink into your seat, first your back followed by your bottom. The closest you would get to a fighter jet.
Afterthought
Those in the know would refer to Concorde as "Concorde" - without "the" before it. Simply, "flying Concorde today?"
The French would call it "le Concorde" the le introducing the aircraft and capital C to distinguish it from the French word, concorde.
Posted by George Zaharoff at 19 July 2011, 11:32 PM 
Categories: My Thoughts
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Categories: My Thoughts
Tags: travel experience britishairways airfrance concorde BA001 BA002 zaharoff
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