The Twin Otter Seaplane – Now It’s Just A Short Hop To The Greek Islands – New Seaplane Service
Publication: The Sunday Telegraph Date: 20.6.2004Reporter: Andrew Alderson and June FieldTitle / Subject: Picture of an AirSea Lines seaplane. A news feature with coloured illustration of the original de Havilland seaplanes, such as the Twin Otter which has been brought back into service to hop from harbour to harbour, cutting journey times and putting islands far too remote for most holidaymakers on the tourist map. The trip from Corfu to the neighbouring Island of Paxos will take a fraction of the time – seven minutes – by seaplane. A service that will offer visitors an alternative to the long, slow ferry voyage. Unlike some of the older Greek ferries the seaplane has a good safety recordChristine Irvine in her oral history recordings has spoken about the original de Havilland seaplanes which went out of service in the UK just after the second world war but has now gone full circle being brought back in 2004Comment: Similar to the seaplanes Christine Irvine has been talking about in her collection of oral history recordings.
