{"id":240,"date":"2020-04-06T10:13:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T10:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=240"},"modified":"2020-04-06T12:34:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T12:34:29","slug":"leaving-on-a-jet-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=240","title":{"rendered":"Leaving on a Jet Plane."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Looking up to the sky earlier this morning and seeing the white vapour trails brought home the fact that whilst we are in lockdown, we are not experiencing the excitement of the journey.  For many of us, a key part of our enjoyment of the holiday is the getting there.  The eager anticipation of the delights of the airport shopping, a chance on board to start to unwind with inflight entertainment and a bite to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200326_060848-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200326_060848-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200326_060848-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200326_060848-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200326_060848-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter, Paul and Mary turned John Denver&#8217;s song into their only No1 Billboard success in the USA and it was used by United in their advertising in the late 60s and early 70s. Don&#8217;t we all wish we could be leaving on a jet plane today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV Commercials of the &#039;60s: United Airlines\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SY84H35XEPI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>United Airlines &#8211; Friendlier Skies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to book your next flight, then contact <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Maggie (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcounsellors.co.uk\/maggie.bush\" target=\"_blank\">Maggie<\/a> today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> And don&#8217;t forget your <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/amex.co.uk\/refer\/mALCOJphOv?XLINK=MYCP\" target=\"_blank\">American Express Platinum Card<\/a> which comes with a Priority Pass for free airport lounge access. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking up to the sky earlier this morning and seeing the white vapour trails brought home the fact that whilst we are in lockdown, we are not experiencing the excitement of the journey. For many of us, a key part of our enjoyment of the holiday is the getting there. 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