East African Airways and 1960s African tourism
The 1964 East African Airways brochure sells more than flights: it sells an idea of travel, with Indian Ocean beaches, wildlife parks, Kilimanjaro, lakes and major East African cities.
Michel Lagneau therefore proposes an ambitious route. It begins in Europe, reaches Nairobi, explores regional networks and opens extensions toward southern Africa, the Indian Ocean and Asia.
The age of African tourism brochures.
A network shared by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Adapt the aircraft to the segment you fly.
Best flown as campaigns rather than one session.
Understanding the flight
The article works as a collection of lines: a major entry from Europe, then tourist and regional branches around Nairobi.
For a premium simulator experience, choose one chapter per session: coast, lakes, parks, southern Africa or international extensions.
Before departure
- Split the plan into campaigns: Europe-Africa, Kenya-Uganda-Tanzania network, Indian Ocean, southern Africa.
- Change aircraft between long-haul and regional branches.
- Keep weather alive: heat, terrain and equatorial storms add depth.
- Log the stops as a tourist notebook, not just a list of codes.
Suggested route
Experience tips
Do not try to fly everything in one sitting: the article is better as several notebooks.
The map is an atlas here. Use it to choose the next region rather than to rush through the whole network.
Copyright Michel Lagneau 2015