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BOAC, British Overseas Airways Corporation, was created in 1939 and eventually became Britain’s principal long-haul international airline. The airline had a major part in establishing routes between Britain and Africa, Asia, and the Americas, and is considered one of the key drivers of modern air travel before being merged with BEA (British European Airways) in 1974 to form British Airways. -
The whole concept of air travel has changed in less than 100 years from the 1940s, and has changed from slow, extremely expensive and solely for the rich, to quick, relatively cheap and for millions of people across the world. This is largely due to advances in aircraft technology, the development of major international airport hubs, and growing competition among airlines, making flying possible to anyone for almost any purpose.
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Heathrow Airport was opened in 1946 and was soon to become Britain's primary international airport. What had originally been an airfield was rapidly expanded to accommodate an increase in air travel. In the following decades the airport was developed with the construction of further terminals, runways and other necessary buildings; it is now one of the worlds' busiest and most significant airports, serving as a major global hub that connects Britain with the rest of the world's continents.
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A lot of airports have been extensively developed to cope with the increase in passengers. In fact, it is not uncommon for them to contain several terminals, shops and eating places as well as restaurants, airport lounges and hotels and transport connections. Today, airports are designed to cope effectively with high passenger numbers while providing the most pleasant travelling experience. -
Laker Airways was a British airline that was created by Sir Freddie Laker and is most famous for starting the "Skytrain" service in the 1970s, which was the original low-cost, no-frills aviation service which sold cheap transatlantic flights. Despite failing, the airline had a huge impact on the modern day budget aviation industry that we have today. -
No-frills or low cost airlines came into existence with the reduction of costs making air travel significantly more economical. Budget airlines get rid of all the extras such as the provision of free meals, checked baggage and seat choice, so that passengers only pay for the travel. Low cost airlines have made short-haul flights widely accessible making short trips abroad more available to everybody both for business and for holidays.
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Emirates is one of the leading long-haul carriers worldwide. Based in Dubai it is based at Dubai International Airport. Emirates services 150+ destinations throughout the world spanning across six continents including Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Emirates is notable for its new fleet of aircraft including several Airbus A380's. Emirates are strong long-haul carriers. -
British Airways is the national airline of Great Britain and uses Heathrow as its primary hub, offering flights both long-haul (North America, Asia, Africa, Australia) and short-haul (throughout Europe), with the airline recognised for its international presence and top quality service. -
The process of deregulation was started in the US airline industry in 1978 and later followed all other regions, including Europe. Deregulation lifted government regulation of routes, fares and the entry into markets, enabling the airlines to compete among themselves. As a result, prices of tickets fell, giving consumers a wider range of choices and stimulating the development of new airlines. It was a central factor in developing a global and competitive industry today.
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One of the biggest low-cost airline in Europe, Ryanair operate mostly short- haul routes and mostly link the cities but also regional airports. There isn't only one hub for the traditional airlines but Ryanair has more than one hub bases in the entire Europe and this, added to the low-cost option of this airline, it has made it very popular for tourist on a budget. -
With the invention of the jet engine aircraft become faster, more efficient and was able to carry more people. Planes such as the Boeing 747 made mass air travel a reality with the large capacity aircraft, later on this was to be overtaken by the largest passenger aircraft in the world, the Airbus A380. Current modern day aircraft such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner look to fuel efficiency and a cleaner environment to give passengers more comfortable and modern journey -
Pan American World Airways, more frequently known as Pan Am, was arguably one of the most successful airlines ever. It played a leading part in starting air travel across international borders and was an early adopter of such advances in technology, such as using jet airliners and computerized booking. This allowed people to travel to far-flung destinations that were simply unreachable before due to a lack of funds and transport. -
Airline check-in has come a long way from patient queues to efficient digital processing. Now, passengers have the ability to check in online, use the airline's mobile app, select their seats and have their boarding passes on their smartphones long before they even get to the airport. Self-service check-in machines and automated baggage drop desks have also sped up the process. -
Following the attacks of September 11 th 2001 airports all over the world introduced new, stricter security procedures. These new rules mean there are limits on the quantity of liquids that can be taken onto a flight, screening of passengers is more intrusive and use of surveillance and security technology has been greatly enhanced, in order to stop such events in the future, however they have resulted in longer and more regulated time spent in airports. -
The Concorde was a British-French supersonic transport aircraft, entering service in 1976. It traveled at speeds in excess of Mach 2, and dramatically reduced journey times (particularly transatlantic ones), but the high cost of operation and restricted seating capacity meant that Concorde never proved a commercial success. It was eventually withdrawn from service in 2003.
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