People Express airline's executive Mr. Harold Pereti, who accompanied the president, Mr. Donald Burr(left), on the inaugural flight in front of the Boeing 747 shortly after today's arrival at Gatwick, Pa., May 27th 1983. People Express offer five $99 each-way flights between London and New York each week. The new service, given the go ahead yesterday, has begun 15 months after the collapse of Sir Freddie Laker's enterprise which pioneered cheap air travel to America. (AP Photo)