British Airways Holidays

Concorde Vacations (1999)

Original Vintage Lithographic Poster

92 x 61 cm

Original vintage travel poster, advertising Concorde Vacations by British Airways Holidays and featuring an image of an iconic Concorde plane flying through the night.

This unique edition a stunning image of the supersonic passenger plane Concorde, set against a night-time backdrop and framed almost as if a rocket shooting through space. The aircraft was originally developed and manufactured jointly between the British Aircraft Corporation and the French airline company Sud-Aviation. The aircraft was capable of flying at a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound (taking less than 3.5 hours to fly the London to New York route but costing over 30 times more than a regular plane ticket).

Although the venture ultimately ended in tragedy, with the fatal crash in July 2000, their speed and luxury distinguished the planes as an icon of modernity.