"Spiv" wrote in message
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That it was not

Deliveries began in 1965 , the Boeing 727 entered service in 1964
and the Tupolev TU-124 entered service between Moscow and
Ulyanovsk in December 1962

The 727 was a larger plane.



The 727-100 could carry 131 pax, the contemporary
BAC-111-400 carried 89

However both were designed for short haul routes which is after all
the issue under discussion.

Keith