Having only just read this post, there's me thinking that the title referred to the main road between Exeter and Torquay!
But what an interesting thread and as for that Lufthansa picture: amazing.
I am, however quite grateful that I no longer have to regularly go on long-haul flights.
As for Papua New Guinea, I spent quite a few hours in the 80s on Air New Guinea flights, either their ancient 707 on the Sydney - Port Moresby rout, or their F27s & F28s from Port Moresby to Lae.
Amazing country and the airport at Port Moresby; now called Jacksons international, but used to be called Jacksons Field was originally built by the US Seabees. Fascinating place, with lots of old WW2 photographs and a Douglas DC3 on a plinth, outside the entrance.
Great memories.
