British Caledonian in the 1970s 31 March 1973 - with the BR airline designator it had inherited from BUA at the time of its formation. This resulted in exclusive use of the BR designator as a prefix for all BCal flight numbers. In 1973, BCal also inaugurated its fourth scheduled domestic trunk route between London Gatwick and Manchester. The new service was contracted to British Island Airways (BIA), BUIA's successor, which operated two daily return trips using its Handley Page Dart Herald turboprops. On 20 March 1974, BCal switched its Gatwick—Paris services to the then brand-new Charles de Gaulle Airport in the northern Paris suburb
Sunyani Airport Sunyani Airport Sunyani Airport is an airport serving Sunyani, a town and capital of Brong Ahafo mid-western Ghana. Sunyani Airport dates back as 1942, when a communication outpost and aerodrome was built for the use of the Allied Forces. However, before the end of the war, the airstrip was abandoned. In 1969, the Busia Government seeing the need for an airport for Sunyani initiated construction work for a full airport. This was completed and officially opened on 13 July 1974, by Col. P.K. Agyekum, the then Commissioner for Communications and Transportation. The 1288 meter runway cannot be extended due to