British Airways Tristar, brought to the island in 1979 to clear a backlog of passengers after several days fog
The BAC 1-11 jet was the headline maker in the 1970s
Airport forecourt in the 1970s
Channel Airways pioneered jet aircraft on Jersey routes in the early 1970s, using the Trident, one of the largest commercial aircraft to operate to the island airport
Channel Airways' inaugural Trident flight. When it was approaching the Airport one air traffic controller is said to have passed contact with the aircraft to a colleague, causing some consternation by advising him that the aircraft was landing 'on three engines'
Channel Airways' Trident flights were not a commercial success and the airline folded in 1973
Channel Airways' inaugural Trident flight
Fire engines in the 1970s
1970s
Departure lounge in the 1970s
Air traffic control in the 1970s
Airport bar in the 1970s
Airport restaurant in the 1970s
Departure waiting lounge in the 1970s
The Airport in the 1970s viewed from a departing aircraft
This BIA Herald crashed on Christmas Eve 1974 - there were no casualties
Another picture of the 1974 crash
A BAC-111 in 1970
British United Carvair, one of a number of aircraft used to carry cars over the years
Another Carvair
1974
Cattle destined for Libya in 1975
An aerial view in the 1970s
The larger car ferry, Carvair, was occasionally operated to Jersey by BAF
Argosy freighter
Carvair
British Air Ferries Herald
Departures lounge in the 1970s
1970s departures
Airport Fire Service
1970
Aurigny's popular islander Joey
A British Air Ferries Viscount
A British Air Ferries Viscount on final approach to Jersey Airport
Touchdown for the BAF Viscount
British Caledonian hostesses
Jersey Ferry Heron
The Airport in the 1970s
Jersey Ferry Islander in 1973
Jersey Ferry Twin Pioneer in 1972
Aurigny Islander over Alderney
Aurigny flew the Islander in their early years
Aurigny Air Services Islander
British Caledonian BAC 1-11 at Jersey Airport
Channel Airways pioneered jet services to Jersey and used the large Trident
Channel Airways Viking
Intra Airways Dakota
Intra Airways Viscount at Brussels in 1976
Jersey European 1979 timetable
Intra Airways Dakota
Commemorative cover for first Intra Airways flight in 1971
Intra Airways Viscount at Gibraltar
A Russian Yak 40 arrives on a sales tour in 1976
Flight clearance
A busy weekend in the 1970s
Jersey Air Ferries Viscount
British Airways BAC111
British Caledonian BAC111
Night work on a AirUK F27 in one of the Airport hangars
1971
1971
Aero Club
Met Office briefing for a pilot
A packed departure lounge when fog brought flying to a standstill in 1977
Baggage builds up on the apron during a foggy spell in 1979
BEA Rapide
The forecourt in the 1970s
A Viscount in BOAC livery in 1972
Intra Airways Viscount
Engineers work on an Intra Airways Dakota
British Airways BAC1-11
1977
1970s
1970s
Airport hangar in 1977
Aurigny hangar in 1977
Airport fire crew
Last Air UK flight to Southampton
Aero Club flying instruction
Air rally
1979 Air rally
1970s
Aero Club
Aero Club
Aero Club
1979 air rally
Air UK BAC111
British Caledonian BAC 111
BUA BAC 111
British Caledonian Viscount
Airport restaurant bar in the 1970s
Air UK Herald
BEA Viscount
Work in progress on realigning the main eastern taxiway
A French helicopter on the beach at Havre des Pas in 1977 - Picture Jersey Evening Post
A Baylee charter aircraft in the 1970s - before the days of executive jets
The Automobile Association's Airport office in the 1970s
Aurigny Islander in the 1970s
The last surviving Occupation blister hangar
Aviator Restaurant staff in 1974
The public terrace in 1977
Fire tender in 1971
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British Air Ferries Carvair
Peter's Aviation DH Dove
A British Caledonian BAC111 takes off
British Midland check-in in the 1970s
Coaches on the forecourt in 1972
The fatal crash of a Beagle light aircraft at Corbiere in 1972
British United Airways BAC-111
Arrivals hall
Arrivals hall
Airport restaurant
Airport restaurant
Departures lounge
A British Airways Tristar flew in in 1978 to clear a backlog of fogbound passengers
August 1979
1979
An Intra Airways Dakota, one of seven owned by the airline in the 1970s, being worked on in front of a hangar at Jersey Airport