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
Menorca Airport workers. A major refit of the airport was finished before the start of the 2008 season. It now has 16 gates, 5 of them linked by jetway to the main terminal building. Menorca Airport Menorca Airport (; , ) is the airport serving the Balearic island of Menorca in the Mediterranean Sea, near the coast of Spain. The airport is located southwest of Mahón after which it is sometimes informally also named. The airport was opened on 24 March 1969 when all civilian services were transferred from the neighbouring San Luis Airport. On 14 September 2006 a partial roof collapse