'It was many months later when the new timetable was eventually printed that we realized that we were supposed to operate the other way around - and no one had noticed '

'It was many months later when the new timetable was eventually printed that we realized that we were supposed to operate the other way around - and no one had noticed '

Mike Mahon remembers operating against the flying schedule in Nigeria.

Mike Mahon

Trinity College Dublin

1965

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Nigeria

1960S

It had been decided to base two of our aircraft at Kano, Northern Nigeria. This was a welcome break from Lagos. The weather in Kano was much more pleasant, it was dry and no humidity. We started the new morning schedule going clockwise Kano, Kaduna, Madugeri, Sokoto and back to Kano, four sectors. It was many months later when the new timetable was eventually printed that we realized that we were supposed to operate the other way around, - and no one had noticed!

Irish Research Council for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (IRCHSS)

Dr Kathleen McTiernan (Trinity College Dublin)

Dr Deirdre O'Donnell (Trinity College Dublin)