1986: Suckling Airways - putting Ipswich on the map

A husband and wife run airline took its first flight, connecting Ipswich in Suffolk with Manchester and Amsterdam. The independent company had just one plane, served home-made meals, and employed a stewardess who wasn't tall enough to work for the major airlines.

Clip taken from News, originally broadcast on BBC One, 16 May 1986.

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