Aegean Airlines performed its maiden flight from Athens to Heraklion and Thessaloniki in 1999.
PGA Portugalia Airlines operated its inaugural flight from Lisbon to Porto today in 1990.
On this day in 1998, the world-famous Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong closed its gates.
The British-built Avro York airliner was a civilian version of the Avro Lancaster bomber.
The late 1990s saw a demand for aircraft with fewer than 40 passengers for lower-density routes.
Jetstar Japan's inaugural flight departed Tokyo Narita bound for Sapporo, New Chitose Airport.
The airport originated in the suburb of Speke, where the City Council decided to build an airfield.
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