From the British press: "High Noon Start to Pacific Bonanza," BOAC
News" of 31 March 1967 reported that the following day a Boeing 707 was
to leave London to close the 3,173 mile Honolulu-Fiji gap and inaugurate
BOAC's second round-the-world route. The full London-Sydney itinerary of
the flight, BA531, was to be London, New York, San Francisco, Honolulu,
Nandi and Sydney.
BA531 operated ex-LHR on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Qantas
operated 707s on the same schedule on the other four days of the week as
QF531 providing a joint daily RTW service.
Itinerary
Leg #1 Departed London - NY 04/01/67
Leg #2 New York, NY - San Francisco 04/01/67
Leg #3 San Francisco, CA - Honolulu 04/01/67
Leg #4 Honolulu, HI - Nandi 04/01/67
Leg #5 Nandi, Fiji - Sydney 04/03/67
Leg #6 Sydney, Australia - Singapore 04/xx/67
Leg #7 Singapore - Calcutta 04/xx/67
Leg #8 Calcutta, India - Cairo 04/xx/67
Leg #9 Cairo, Egypt - London 04/xx/67
Arrived London
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