TRIVIA TRAIL: FIRST CONCORDE FLIGHTS

Question: On January 21^st, 1976, two Concordes supersonic jets carried out simultaneous take-offs from Heathrow Airport in England and Orly Airport in France, embarking on what was, for each, the first commercial flight with fare-paying passengers. Where were they going?

Answer: The British Airways one was headed for Bahrain, the Air France one for Brazil, with a stop in Senegal. Concordes were retired from service in 2003, bur still hold the record for the fastest commercial Atlantic crossings.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/2203042/concorde-stop-flying-where-displayed/

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