Concorde begins commercial service

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21 January, 1976

The Concorde began its commercial service on 21st January 1976. There were two routes: London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio.

The aircraft was developed as a joint venture of France and the UK. Concorde’s final commercial flight took place on 24th October 2003.