| Description
| "Trident", the British European Airways (BEA) in-flight magazine, Spring 1969. 39 pages. Cover has colourful picture of a young couple in a shop or marketplace. Features as listed on the front page - "H.E. Bates Story, Rene Cutforth on Drinking, Finance, Fashion in Rome, Street Traders, Clay Cookery, Puzzles, Route Maps".
The 1960s saw an explosion in air travel as wages rose in the post-war boom and flight prices fell. For the first time working class families could afford to travel abroad. Places like Benidorm and Majorca became popular with British holidaymakers, although as the flight guide inside this magazine shows other destinations such as Greece, Cyprus and Scandinavia were being opened up to British tourists. British European Airways (BEA) was one of the largest operators, and along with British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) dominated the UK market. The two merged to form British Airways in 1974. |
