Transatlantic half-century

Madam, - What a wonderfully evocative advertisement by Aer Lingus in Monday's Irish Times , showing a 1950s couple being served…

Madam, - What a wonderfully evocative advertisement by Aer Lingus in Monday's Irish Times, showing a 1950s couple being served a 1950s meal on a 1950s transatlantic airliner by a 1950s stewardess, or air hostess, as they were known then.

I have just one query, before making a reservation. How does one ascertain that the very attractive price quoted is not the result of a computer cock-up? - Yours,

D.K. HENDERSON,
Castle Avenue,
Clontarf,
Dublin 3.