BA Barbados, tourism stars, share Concorde experience

The Barbados 'Concorde Experience' at the Grantley Adams International Airport was fittingly, the venue of the prestigious biennial Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) President's Awards Gala on Saturday, June 12, when the BHTA honoured the stars of the island's tourism industry in a glittering ceremony.

Nigel Blackett, British Airways district manager, Barbados, Antigua, Grenada and St Kitts and Tracy Goddard, Airport duty manager, were on hand at the event to present the coveted door prize of return tickets to London, to lucky prize winner Gordon Seale and his wife Maria Nancy A-ez de Seale.

The Barbados Concorde Experience features British Airways Concorde G-BOAE or Alpha Echo for short, which, having thrilled passengers and onlookers with its stunning combination of advanced engineering and elegant beauty for many years, is now the centre piece of one of Barbados' most popular attractions - a fitting tribute to to the island which with London, Paris and New York were the only four regular Concorde destinations.

The Barbados Concorde Experience is acknow-ledged as one of the most interactive in the world, offering simulated flights complete with flight attendants, boarding passes and of course, the distinctive sonic boom of the Concorde.