Diamonds in the Sky

• TV

  Type

• 1979

  Year

• 1 Season

  Seasons

• Documentary

  Genre

It all began on 25 August 1919. Four passengers left Hounslow Heath for Paris - the world's first regular, daily, international air service. Today 600 million people travel by air every year. How has this extraordinary growth in air travel changed our lives? As Civil Aviation celebrates its 60th year, this series of seven programs examines the impact of air travel on our world.