A special series of 100 adverts, aircraft, airlines, brands, cabins and routes from the 100 year history of British Airways and its predecessor airlines.
British Airways Coat Of Arms (Image Credit: British Airways)
This article was published in 2019 in a series on the history of British Airways and its predecessors Imperial Airways, BOAC and BEA. You can browse all 100 stories in number order, by themeor by decade.
Many have been updated since first published.
British Airways was granted a coat of arms in 1975.
The central shield of BA’s coat of arms features a quarter union flag which appeared on the first two British Airways liveries, Negus and Landor.
The shield is supported by a winged horse and a winged lion. The lion, as the heraldic symbol of England is shown with wings to reflect flying and a crown to reflect supremacy.
Above the shield is a helmet, topped with an astral cloud and a full sun. The motto is “To Fly. To Serve”
The coat of arms also featured on the tail fin of the Landor livery which was introduced in 1984.
British Airways Coat Of Arms – Aircraft Tailfin (Image Credit: British Airways)
However, following a brand relaunch in 2011 when companies tracing their heritage was very much in vogue, the coat of arms and its motto was resurrected and featured prominently in advertising.
British Airways Airbus A320 Aircraft, Landor Livery (Image Credit: British Airways)
This article was published in 2019 in a series on the history of British Airways and its predecessors Imperial Airways, BOAC and BEA. You can browse all 100 stories in number order, by themeor by decade.
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The Airbus A320 is now the workhorse of BA’s short-haul operation. However, its first delivery to BA came by accident.
When BA acquired British Caledonian in 1988, it inherited an order for 10 Airbus A320 aircraft which BCAL had placed at launch of the aircraft in 1983.
The first aircraft were delivered after the merger with BA. The first scheduled Airbus A320 passenger flight was from Gatwick to Geneva in April 1988. The aircraft were promptly dispatched to Heathrow.
In 1998, BA placed its first order for Airbus aircraft with an order for 59 Airbus A320 family aircraft with options on a further 129 aircraft. This was at the time BA’s single largest order for an aircraft.
The first Airbus A319 aircraft were delivered to BA in Birmingham in 2000 but were subsequently transferred to Heathrow as it sought to replace Boeing 757 & Boeing 767 aircraft with smaller capacity aircraft.
It has since proven to be extremely effective and efficient aircraft. Though BA is in the process of reducing the number of Airbus A319 aircraft, in favour of the Airbus A320. The latter aircraft have also been subject to “densification” as BA seeks to compete with low cost airlines.
British Airways Airbus A320 Yip Man-Yam “Rendezvous” Project Utopia Livery (Image Credit: British Airways)
BA currently has 42 Airbus A319, 67 A320 and 18 A321 aircraft at Heathrow and Gatwick. BA has also since taken delivery of 10 Airbus A320neo and 5 Airbus A321neo aircraft.
It was thought until recently that BA and many of its fellow IAG airlines would operate exclusively the Airbus A320 family on short-haul routes. IAG took the aviation industry by surprise earlier this year by announcing a letter of intent to acquire Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. However, IAG has yet to convert this to a firm order.
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BA World Traveller Cabin, Boeing 777-300 aircraft (Image Credit: British Airways)
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If truth be told, long-haul economy is not an area where BA can claim to have led the airline industry in innovation.
Virgin Atlantic can with some justification claim to have led the industry with seat back TVs as well as extra touches such as complimentary ice creams. Virgin claims to be the first airline to offer seat back TV to all passengers from June 1991.
The “World Traveller” brand was introduced in 1991, replacing what was previously known as economy. The idea behind the rebranding was to present the cabin as a product in its own right, rather than simply the back of the aircraft.
The cabin last went through a complete “end to end” revamp in late 1998 with the aim of “Making time fly” for passengers. After extensive passenger research, BA rethought the entire passenger experience, introducing allocated seating, new seats and cabin interiors, amenities and seat back in-flight entertainment.
The “innovative” double-decker meal tray structure did not last long.
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Former CEO of British Airways Sir Rod Eddington was once quoted as saying that when he woke up in the morning his first thought was whether BA aircraft are still in the air or not.
On one morning during Rod Eddington’s tenure, they were not.
The reason why dates back to 1997 when, as part of a business efficiency programme, BA decided to outsource its in-house catering function to Gate Gourmet. The company was subsequently sold to the private equity firm Texas Pacific Group.
8 years later, in the peak of the 2005 summer travel season, it would come back to haunt BA in quite spectacular fashion.
The exact facts behind this episode are subject to claim and counter-claim by all parties involved.
The issue first emerged in August 2005 when BA announced there would be no catering any BA flights to or from London Heathrow due to industrial action at Gate Gourmet.
What had happened is that Gate Gourmet had been in negotiations in what was then the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) on changes to its working practices, such as how many employees are required to load a dishwasher. Gate Gourmet claimed that a failure to reform its working practices threatened the long-term viability of the business.
Members of the TGWU rejected the offer. Around 667 of 2,000 Gate Gourmet employees at Heathrow took part in unofficial industrial action in protest and were sacked by Gate Gourmet.
If that wasn’t enough, the episode escalated further for as the next day BA ground staff at London Heathrow took part in a wild cat strike in sympathy with Gate Gourmet staff.
This grounded the airline’s entire London Heathrow operation for over 24 hours. It took days for the operation to return to normal, with passengers queuing outside Heathrow terminals in tents, all in front of the world’s media. 900 flights were cancelled and the estimated cost of the strike to BA was £40m.
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An inevitable consequence of operating a global airline is that it will be caught up in major geopolitical events.
On 6 September 1970 members of Popular Front For The Liberation Of Palestine made an unsuccessful attempt to hijack an El Al Boeing 707 flying from Amsterdam.
The hijackers were overpowered and the aircraft landed at Heathrow. One of the two hijackers was shot. Another hijacker, Leila Khaled, was held in custody in the UK. Members of the Popular Front For The Liberation Of Palestine sought to negotiate her release.
On 9 September 1970, a BOAC Super VC-10 aircraft operating as flight BA775 and piloted by Captain Cyril Goulborn, having started its journey in Mumbai, departed Bahrain for Beirut.
The aircraft was hijacked by members of the Popular Front For The Liberation Of Palestine. The aircraft landed in Beirut before being made to fly to Zerqa (also known as Dawsons Field) which was a military airfield 20 miles north of Amman.
Also at the airfield was a hijacked TWA Boeing 707 and a Swissair DC-8 aircraft.
The 105 passengers and 10 crew on board the aircraft were held hostage for several days until British, German, Swiss, and Israeli authorities agreed to release Leila Khaled.
All passengers and crew were released from the aircraft before all three aircraft were blown up on 12 September 1970. All passengers and crew from the BOAC flight subsequently returned to the UK.
British Airways Birmingham Liveried Aircraft (Image Credit: British Airways)
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In its near 100 year history, the operations of BA and its predecessor airlines have been primarily based in London.
However, all of BA’s predecessor airlines have a history with the UK regions. Imperial Airways began operating a route from London to Birmingham and Manchester in the early 1930s.
British European Airways, Manchester Airport, Date Unknown (Image Credit: Manchester Airport)British European Airways & British Overseas Airways Corporation aircraft at Manchester Airport, circa 1970s (Image Credit: Manchester Airport)British Airways Boeing 747 aircraft at Manchester Airport, Date unknown (Image Credit: Manchester Airport)
The relationship between BA and UK regions over the past few decades could be described as “somewhat difficult”.
“Manchester Terminal 1 British Airways”
30 years ago, BA had a substantial presence in the UK regions.
It had a sizeable long-haul route network in Manchester serving Barbados, Hong Kong, Islamabad, Mumbai, New York, Orlando, as well as around 10 UK domestic airports and 18 airports in mainland Europe.
Manchester airport also opened a new £75m terminal called “Terminal 1 British Airways” to house all BA services under one roof and offering a minimum connection time of 30 minutes for transfer passengers.
BA also had a sizeable presence in Birmingham dubbed a “Eurohub” from 1991, with the airport also being the first to receive new deliveries of Airbus A319 aircraft in 1999.
BA also used to operate transatlantic routes to New York from Birmingham and Glasgow until 1999. Other airports such as Bristol and Southampton also had a BA presence.
The short-haul operation across the UK was a mix of acquired airlines and franchise partners with a varied fleet that was in near permanent state of restructuring. In its last years, this was known as “BA Connect”.
BA Connect Embraer E145 Aircraft G-EMBB (Image Credit: British Airways)
Over time, BA gradually reduced its presence following the rise of low cost airlines. Cabin crew bases in Glasgow and Manchester were closed. Ground staff at UK regional airports were outsourced. Links from Gatwick to Aberdeen, Manchester and Newcastle were cut as part of a “de-hubbing” of Gatwick.
This article was published in 2019 in a series on the history of British Airways and its predecessors Imperial Airways, BOAC and BEA. You can browse all 100 stories in number order, by themeor by decade.
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Even over the past two decades, air travel has changed beyond recognition.
Whether it is due to advances in technology, security requirements, changing social attitudes or simply cold hard economics, there have been any facilities and services withdrawn over the past few decades.
1. Peruse a printed timetable
Sadly, these were withdrawn many years ago. Of course, you now have searchable timetables online, but sometimes it is easier to just browse the printed page. Printed timetables do of course also serve as a permanent historical record. Here’s one of, if not the last, printed timetables from 2007/2008.
2. Rock-up at the gate without a ticket 10 minutes before your flight
It’s unthinkable today, but in the era of BA’s Shuttle Service on UK domestic routes you could just turn up at the gate 10 minutes before departure without even a ticket and be guaranteed a seat on the aircraft
3. Check-in downtown
It wasn’t until that long ago you could check-in for your flight (and in some cases luggage) at Paddington and Victoria stations.
BA also used to offer Club Europe passengers the ability to check-in at parking and car hire facilities. At some airports you could also check-in in the lounge or at the departure gate.
4. Check-in by telephone
No, not on your phone. But as in literally calling up BA.
5. Make a run for your flight
Running late for your flight? Caught up in traffic or just missed a Heathrow Express train? Hoping to make a run for the departure gate and catch the flight just as the aircraft doors are closing?
Today, not a chance, at least at Heathrow Terminal 5. The opening of Terminal 5 introduced the concept of “conformance” whereby you have to clear security 35 minutes before your flight departs or you will be automatically offloaded from the flight.
Although many passengers viewed this as an aberration and BA admitted at the time it would require giving passengers difficult messages, it has been maintained.
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Rosalind “Roz” Hanby was the face of British Airways through much of the 1970s and early 1980s.
Roz joined BOAC as cabin crew in the early 1970s and worked for BOAC and BA on the Boeing 707 and VC10 aircraft, as well as Concorde, before taking up a full time role promoting BA.
Roz appeared in numerous print and TV advertisements all over the world, including a BA billboard that featured in the James Bond film “Moonraker”. Roz left BA permanently in 1982 to pursue a career in television.
Roz Hanby spoke to advertising industry publication “Campaign” about her time at BA as part of its 50th birthday celebrations in 2018:
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British Airways Lounge, Boston Logan International Airport (Image Credit: British Airways)
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For many passengers, the lounge before a flight is considered an essential part of the travel experience.
High quality decor, furnishings from leading designers, complimentary food and beverage, and often some very interesting people watching all help provide a welcome respite from the departure terminal.
There are many lounges in the world, such as the Qantas First Class lounges in Sydney, that are rightfully known as destinations in their own right.
BA does of course have lounge complexes at London Gatwick, Heathrow and New York JFK, as well as many lounges around the world.
When BA introduced the Shuttle Service on UK domestic routes in 1975, it added a dedicated lounge by the gate area.
A dedicated lounge was also added for Concorde passengers at Heathrow Terminal 3, ahead of the introduction of supersonic flights to Bahrain in 1976. This would become known as the Concorde Room.
However, it was in the 1990s that saw the start of real innovations.
BA introduced new lounge pavilions at Heathrow Terminals 1 and 4 and the Gatwick North Terminal.
In 1993, BA introduced its first arrivals lounges at London Gatwick & Heathrow. Whilst these were much valued by passengers arriving early in the morning, there are remarkably few arrivals lounges outside of Heathrow.
As part of a focus on the ground experience for Club Europe passengers travelling for business in the mid-1990s, BA added a number lounges in Europe. Many such as Copenhagen, Dusseldorf and Munich have since closed.
As BA developed a very close working relationship with Qantas in the mid-1990s, it opened a number of joint lounges in Asia, including Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Singapore. As BA and Qantas have since gone their separate ways, they no longer share lounges.
The Terraces Lounge Concept
Towards the late 1990s, BA introduced the Terraces concept for its business class lounges worldwide.
The idea behind these lounges was a number of designated zones that passengers could choose to use according to their needs such as the Larder, World Wine Bar, Combiz Centre and the Sanctuary.
Lounges also included garden furniture, water features and piped bird song with the aim of creating an open an airy feel “to bring the outside in”, to the extent this can be achieved inside an airport terminal building. Although this format is now redundant you’ll still see traces of it at many airports.
BA also recruited Sir Terence Conran to design new Concorde rooms for passengers at London Heathrow Terminal 4 and New York JFK. These lounges featured many 20th century design classics such as Hoffmann Villa Gallia sofas, Eileen Grey Bibendum, Matthew Hilton Orwell and Balzac chairs and the Charles & Ray Eames lounge chair and office chair.
In 2001, BA also opened its Molton Brown Travel Spa (now operated by Elemis) at London Heathrow. As BA introduced its Club World “Sleeper Service”, pre-flight dining facilities were added to many US East Coast lounges.
First Class passengers and Executive Club Gold cardholders benefited from separate FIRST lounges.
The “Galleries” Lounge Concept
British Airways Galleries First Lounge, London Heathrow Terminal 5 (Image Credit: British Airways)
Ahead of BA’s move to Terminal 5 in 2008 came the “Galleries” concept. It made its debut in Brussels and Philadelphia.
The opening of Terminal 5 saw the introduction of a 8 new Galleries lounges across Terminals 3 and 5.
The lounges feature bespoke patterns designed by Osborne & Little and Swarovskichandeliers. BA also worked with Artwise to introduce many bespoke art works including Troika’s “Cloud” mechanical installation and “All The Time In The World” digital clock. Sadly, neither of these two installations are currently operational.
British Airways, “The World’s Favourite Airline”, 1983.
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There are now very many destinations in the world no longer served BA.
Some route suspensions were prompted by economic events such as the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. Geopolitical events and security concerns have also caused a number of suspensions, notably Baghdad and Basra.
Many former routes were 1/2/3 stop flights which are now more economically served by connections to alliance and codeshare partners. BA also suspended a very large number of former BMED/bmi routes after its acquisition in 2012.
COVID-19, which saw the abrupt retirement of BA’s Boeing 747 fleet, resulted in many long-haul routes formerly operated by the Boeing 787 aircraft suspended.
Medium and long-haul routes and airports formerly served by BA, excluding franchises and subsidiaries, since its formation in 1974 include (minus a few omissions no doubt!):
North America
Canada
Calgary – This route launched in December 2006, initially with a Boeing 767 aircraft. It became a summer seasonal only route in 2019. It did not resume in 2020 due to COVID-19 and the route was since suspended.
Edmonton – Suspended by BA in 1982.
Montréal Mirabel – Flights transferred to Montréal Trudeau International.
United States Of America
Anchorage – BOAC and BA used to fly to Tokyo via Anchorage:
Charleston – This launched as a twice weekly summer seasonal route from 4 April to 24 October 2019. It did not return in 2020 due to COVID-19 and was since suspended permanently. The flight numbers were BA221 & BA220.
Charlotte – Launched in January 1994, operated from Gatwick using a USAir Boeing 767 in BA livery and operated by USAir crews in BA uniforms.
Detroit – This route was suspended on 30 March 2008.
Fort Lauderdale – This route operated from Gatwick between 6 July 2017 and 7 September 2019.
Oakland – This route operated from Gatwick between 28 March 2017 and 13 October 2018.
Pittsburgh – BA first flew from London Heathrow to Pittsburgh via Washington from May 1986 to June 1993. It was then operated from Gatwick until October 1999 using a US Air Boeing 767 aircraft and crew in BA colours. It was launched as a non-stop route on 2 April 2019. It was suspended following COVID-19. The last flight to London Heathrow operated on 15 March 2020. The flight numbers were BA171 & BA170. It is now due to relaunch in June 2022.
Portland – This route was due to launch on 1 June 2020. It is now due to launch in June 2022.
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Central & South America
Columbia
Bogota
CUBA
Havana
Venezuela
Caracas
Peru
Lima – This route launched from Gatwick on 4 May 2016. It became a summer seasonal route from 2017. It did not operate in 2020 due to COVID-19 and is now suspended.
Africa
Angola
Luanda – This route was suspended on 9 June 2018. The former flight numbers were BA77 & BA76.
Botswana
Gaborone
Cameroon
Douala
Côte d’Ivoire
Abidjan
Democratic republic of the congo
Kinshasa
Egypt
Luxor
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa – This route was inherited from bmi and suspended on 10 June 2012.
Gambia
Banjul
Liberia
Monrovia – This route was suspended on 6 August 2014.
Libya
Tripoli – This route was suspended in July 2014.
Malawi
Lilongwe
Morocco
Agadir – This route was inherited from bmi suspended on 26 October 2014.
Casablanca – This route was inherited from bmi and suspended on 28 October 2012.
Sierra Leone
Freetown – This route was inherited from bmi and suspended on 6 August 2014.
South Africa
Durban – This launched as a non-stop route from London Heathrow on 29 October 2018. It was suspended following COVID-19 with the last flight to Heathrow operated on 26 March 2020. The former flight numbers were BA41 & BA40.
Sudan
Khartoum – This route was inherited from bmi and suspended on 1 October 2012.
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam – This route was suspended in 2012.
Uganda
Entebbe – This route was suspended on 3 October 2015. The former flight numbers were BA63 & BA62.
Zambia
Lusaka – This route was suspended on 26 October 2013. The former flight numbers were BA254 & BA255.
Zimbabwe
Harare – This route was suspended on 28 October 2007, in part due to increased operating costs as aircraft fuel had to be trucked from South Africa.
Indian Ocean
The Seychelles – BA returned to The Seychelles with a twice weekly service on 24 March 2018. The route was suspended following COVID-19. The last flight to Heathrow operated on 4 January 2021. The former flight numbers were BA63 & BA62.
The Middle East
Iran
Tehran – This route was inherited from bmi and suspended on 12 October 2012. BA returned to Tehran on 1 September 2016. The route was suspended again from Sunday 23 September 2018. The former flight numbers were BA152 & BA153.
Iraq
Imperial Airways began flights to Basra in 1927 and to Baghdad in 1929. Flights were suspended in March 1987 during the Iran / Iraq war. Flights resumed again in November 1988 to be suspended again in February 1990 in the lead up to the first Gulf war.
Baghdad – Plans were announced in April 2003 to resume services when safe to do so, but these have never been realised.
Basra – BA was given permission to fly to Basra in August 2003. BA announced plans to fly twice weekly, via Kuwait, once it was safe to do so, but these have never been realised.
Lebanon
Beirut – This route was inherited from bmi. It was officially suspended from 11 May 2020. The last flight to Heathrow operated on 16 March 2020. The flight numbers were BA148 and BA149.
OMAN
Muscat – This route was suspended following COVID-19. The last flight to Heathrow operated on 22 March 2020. The flight numbers were BA79 and BA80.
Saudia Arabia
Dhahran
Dammam – This route was inherited from bmi and suspended on 16 September 2012. BA returned to Dammam as an extension of its service to Bahrain from 1 December 2019. This was since suspended due to COVID-19. The last flight to Heathrow via Bahrain operated on 14 March 2020.
Jeddah – This route, along with Riyadh, resumed 29 March 2009 after BA suspended all services to Saudi Arabia in March 2005. It was suspended again following COVID-19. The last flight to Heathrow operated on 14 March 2020. The former flight numbers were BA132 & BA133.
Syria
Damascus – This route was inherited from bmi and suspended on 29 May 20212.
YEMEN
Amen – Suspended in May 1994
Sana’a – Suspended in May 1994
South & Central Asia
Armena
Yerevan – This route was inherited from bmi and suspended on 13 October 2012.
Azerbaijan
Baku – This route was inherited from bmi and suspended on 29 April 2016.
Bangladesh
Dhaka – This route was suspended on 29 March 2009. The former flight numbers were BA145 & BA144.
Georgia
Tbilisi – This route was inherited from bmi and suspended on 31 March 2013.
India
Amritsar – This route was inherited from bmi and suspended on 28 October 2012.
Kolkatta – This route was suspended on 29 March 2009.
Kazakhstan
Almaty – This route was inherited from bmi and suspended on 12 October 2015. The former flight numbers were BA158 & BA159.
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek – This route was inherited from bmi and suspended on 1 October 2012.
Pakistan
Karachi
Sri Lanka
Columbo – This route operated as an extension of BA’s service from Gatwick to The Maldives and was suspended from 28 March 2015.
The Far East
Greater China
Beijing Capital International – Flights transferred to Beijing Daxing International on Sunday 27 October 2019.
Chengdu – This route launched in September 2013. It was suspended in January 2017 due to poor commercial performance. The last flight to Heathrow operated on 13 January 2017. The flight numbers were BA88 & BA89.
Hong Kong Kai Tak – Flights transferred to Hong Kong International in 1998.
Indonesia
Jakarta – Route suspended circa 1999/2000.
Japan
Fukuoka – Launched July 1991
Nagoya – Launched April 1992
Osaka – This route was previously operated via Tokyo Narita until October 1998. It was reinstated as a non-stop route on 31 March 2019. It was suspended following COVID-19. The last flight to Heathrow operated on 28 March 2020. Occasional cargo only flights have operated since. The former flight numbers were BA19 & BA20.
Tokyo Narita – BA officially consolidated flights to Tokyo at Tokyo Haneda airport from Saturday 28 March 2020. However, a number of cargo only flights to Tokyo Narita operated since.
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur – BA returned to Kuala Lumpur on 27 May 2015 after the route was suspended in 2001. The route was suspended following COVID-19. However, a number of cargo only flights have continued to operate. The former flight numbers were BA33 & BA34.
The Philippines
Manila – This route, which operated via Hong Kong, was suspended in December 2001.
South Korea
Seoul – BA returned to Seoul in December 2012. The route was suspended following COVID-19. A number of cargo only flights have continued to operate. The former flight numbers were BA17 & BA18.
Taiwan
Taipei – This route, which operated via Hong Kong by British Asia Airways, was suspended in December 2001.
Pacific
Australia
Adelaide – Suspended March 1996
Brisbane – The route, which operated via Singapore, was suspended around 2000/2001, with the Singapore – Brisbane leg handed over to BA’s then joint venture partner Qantas.
Melbourne – The route, which operated via Singapore, was reinstated around 2000/2001 and then suspended again from 25 March 2006.
Perth – The route, which operated via Singapore, was suspended around 2000/2001, with the Singapore – Perth leg handed over to BA’s then joint venture partner Qantas.
New Zealand
Auckland – Suspended March 1996 Christchurch – Suspended circa 1989/1990
Short-haul routes and airports previously served by BA include Almeria, Bastia, Berlin Tegel, Bergen, Bremen, Cork, Dresden, Helsinki, Kyiv, Leeds Bradford, Leipzig, Limoges, Malmo, Milan Bergamo, Montpellier, Moscow Sheremetyevo, Murcia, Nantes, Nuremberg, Paris Orly, Plymouth, Sarajevo, Shannon, Stavanger, Tallinn, Trieste, Varna and Vilnius.
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