Newspaper clippings from June 1968 

by courtesy of Anna Eriksson, Stockholm, Sweden
International Air Bahama girls 

with Irish touch


The team from Aer Lingus who trained the Air Bahama 
hostesses in Dublin, Ireland,
left to right: Ann Boyle, 
Assistant Chief Hostess Atlantic, Marian 
McCreery, Hostess Training Officer,
(deceased) 
and Patricia Reynolds, 
Senior Hostess.

Irish passengers flying on the worldīs 
newest airline - International Air Bahama - 
should not be too surprised if they get a 
"cead mile failte", a thousand million 
greetings, 
from any of the new hostesses. For the 
girls have just completed an Aer Lingus 
course similar to that given to Irish 
hostesses.

For the past month, (June 1968) 
International Air Bahamaīs cosmopolitan 
collection of girls - 26 of them - have 
been at Dublin Airport learning the 
intricacies of their trade under 
the watchful eyes of Aer Lingus 
hostesses. 




Photo to the left is of Mia McCreery 
Topping, Dublin, Ireland, Gunilla Hammar 
Safstrom, Stockholm, Sweden and 
Adela Adderley Osterloh, Nassau, 
Bahamas.
Lone Irish girl working on the 
International Air Bahama squad 
is Mia McCreery of Dublin.


Apart from their Irish training, 
Air Bahamaīs girls have another 
link with this country. 
Their specially designed uniform 
is a mixture of green, white and 
orange, with a bare midriff 
and a cute strawhat to add the 
Bahamian touch.

The girls, from Luxembourg, Sweden, 
Holland, England and America, 
with one from Ireland, fly out this 
weekend to begin their exciting 
airline careers.

First time
The airline which goes into operation 
on July 20, 1968, will fly from 
Luxembourg to the Bahamas, stopping 
at Shannon en route. Supervising the 
girlīs training in Ireland is Miss 
Nettie Miller from America, chief 
hostess with International Air Bahama.




The fact that International Air Bahama 
sent its girls here to be trained Aer 
Lingus style is considered a tremendous 
prestige boost for the Irish airline. 
"Our company president Dick Lassiter
picked Aer Lingus because the standard 
of its hostesses is rated so highly 
throughout the world," Miss Miller says.

This is the first time Aer Lingus have 
undertaken training such a large group 
of hostesses 
from one airline. Miss Miller says her 
company is already making plans to send 
more girls for training here. (Adela 
Adderley Osterloh, Karen Fawkes FoxLunn, 
Vernica Ferguson, Emily Williams and 
Maddie Johnson, Nassau, Bahamas).