Glasgow Airport - A Day In the Life (1984)

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  • Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
  • A look behind the scenes at a busy Glasgow Airport in the summer of 1984. Includes a look at a Loganair flight to Barra onboard a Twin Otter with beach landing.

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  • @mindyourlanguage77
    @mindyourlanguage77 3 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for posting.To me this is like golddust.That would have been about the time when I used to stand at that perimeter fence( opposite
    the 23 holding point) for hours on end hoping to spot something exciting.
    It's interesting to see how things have gone.In the mid eighties Prestwick was getting the transatlantic flights where as now Edinburgh seems to be getting most of that stuff.
    I was gutted when GLA did away with the spectators gallery.
    And I never liked that terminal expansion either when the old
    international gates became the domestic ones.

  • @99loki
    @99loki 12 років тому +10

    Blimey! left there in September 1983 when I was an air traffic controller.....recognise a few old colleagues. Thanks for posting this.

  • @doveronefoxtrot4417
    @doveronefoxtrot4417 4 роки тому +10

    I'd love to return to this era. Life was so much nicer.

  • @tomboyle1949
    @tomboyle1949 12 років тому +5

    Worked at Glasgow Airport for B-Cal at this time. Nice to see my work colleagues 28 years ago on this video.

  • @davidmelville7934
    @davidmelville7934 3 роки тому

    Hi Allen, I guess you are the grandson of Scott McLaughlin our coalman back in the fifties. Anyhow went to primary school with Bobbie and although went back a few times never caught up with your folks. Good to see the new airport again, my thanks to you and yours. David Melville

    • @alzyerpal-TV
      @alzyerpal-TV 3 роки тому +1

      No relation of mine, although my maternal grandad Pat Kelly was once a driver and chaffeur to the base commander when it was Sanderling, post war.

  • @McNair1952
    @McNair1952 12 років тому +3

    Enjoyed that one. My first flight was on "stand-by" from Glasgow to London in about 1973. The price was £15 return (I think). I wonder how many of the carriers are still in business? Not "Dan Dare" anyway.

  • @skipcampbell4328
    @skipcampbell4328 4 роки тому +2

    Just lovely exciting music!

    • @TheDanieltoye
      @TheDanieltoye 3 роки тому

      James Horner's score from Star Trek II. I hope they gave credit!

  • @john07973
    @john07973 Рік тому +2

    Very good. Control tower looks very RAF

  • @amc3
    @amc3 13 років тому +3

    Think BCAL operated the DC10 from Glasgow then. Loved the 757 hard rudder landing.

  • @whisky110
    @whisky110  13 років тому +2

    In 1984, British Caledonian operated the DC-10 for summer charters. Glasgow-Prestwick (PIK) had protected trans-atlantic status at the time. It wasn't until the early 1990's when that was removed that GLA got to operate trans-at services. American, Northwest and later on Continental all used DC-10's initially until they swapped to a mix of 767's and 757's.

  • @Scottishplaneman
    @Scottishplaneman 12 років тому +3

    Wish there was more of these videos big al!

  • @mistofoles
    @mistofoles 4 роки тому +2

    I see once again there's no mention or sight of the cleaners who have to make sure the plane cabin is in good order ready for the next flight, very important role !

  • @PatchedThePipe
    @PatchedThePipe 8 років тому +8

    Dude was doin some PR job on his airline catering firm back then "we feed the captain and co-pilot different meals, so if one dies if iOS poising the other still alive to fly the plane"

  • @Romamb
    @Romamb 13 років тому +3

    loving the startrek music after 5.00

  • @micgooflander95
    @micgooflander95 4 роки тому +2

    I was hoping that there would have been more scenes from inside the passenger areas of the airport to show what kind of shops and restaurants were available and what one would have seen as a passenger flying from the airport back then, as there are very few images from those days of what the airport's interior was like. But interesting nonetheless.

  • @TonyBananas101
    @TonyBananas101 8 років тому +5

    The music is like something from Indiana Jones, especially with that old propellor powered British Midland aircraft!

  • @Romamb
    @Romamb 13 років тому +1

    fanbulous video, thanks for posting it. maybe someone should film one nowadays for future posterity.

    • @alzyerpal-TV
      @alzyerpal-TV 7 років тому +1

      Yes, that's a good idea, I'd love to film it personally. The original was filmed by a now retired BBC colleague of mine.

  • @cariza5
    @cariza5 13 років тому +1

    i remember the IBERIA jumbo ...was it a tues or thurs that it came in on but i forget the time that it arr and dep at.

    • @alzyerpal-TV
      @alzyerpal-TV 7 років тому +1

      Tues teatime rings a bell...

  • @torquilmacleod2577
    @torquilmacleod2577 3 роки тому

    1:22
    Fort William?

  • @lodersracing
    @lodersracing 3 роки тому +1

    I wasn't expecting the beach landing lol.... do they still do that ?

    • @telstar32
      @telstar32 2 роки тому +1

      Yes... Loganair still operate onto the beach at Barra.

    • @lodersracing
      @lodersracing 2 роки тому

      @@telstar32 That's cool! Thanks

  • @briancarno8837
    @briancarno8837 5 років тому +3

    "another load of passengers heading for the sun"...on a BMA viscount..I dont think so...it only went to Birmingham..!

    • @tyreburster
      @tyreburster 5 років тому

      I think a BMA Viscount flew East Midlands to Jersey, up to Glasgow, back to Jersey then home again to East Midlands. Could be wrong - this is 36 years ago!

  • @flyzapva
    @flyzapva 12 років тому

    This is truly amazing. My local airport 18 years ago!

    • @alzyerpal-TV
      @alzyerpal-TV 7 років тому

      T'was 1984 actually, 29 years prior to you leaving this comment... ;-)

  • @BritishArrow
    @BritishArrow 12 років тому

    good stuff thanks

  • @flyzapva
    @flyzapva 13 років тому

    Who operated the DC-10 in there? CO?

  • @The.Magnificent.one.2025
    @The.Magnificent.one.2025 2 місяці тому

    The young woman working for Loagair at Barra airport retired in 2022. Happy retirement Janet MacLean.

  • @mcallisterk
    @mcallisterk 2 роки тому

    AT 13.00 mins that looks like concorde.

  • @PatchedThePipe
    @PatchedThePipe 8 років тому +4

    Back in the days when ye could smoke 20 ciggies on a 1hr flight lol

  • @phillipecook3227
    @phillipecook3227 4 місяці тому

    " costly systems to combat the hijacker .... can pose extra problems for the hijacker ". Well you wouldn't want to inconvenience anyone would you? Simpler, kinder times. Had to chuckle when I heard the number of users put at 2.5 million in 1983: it's around 5 times that number in 2023.

  • @colshythecomedian
    @colshythecomedian 3 роки тому

    "Mr W.S.Smith"? Probably Walter!

  • @Rhonaxxx
    @Rhonaxxx 13 років тому

    hehehehe, thats my dad :)