As many in the UK celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee extravaganza, the aptly named Monarch Airlines has taken a look back at 60 years of aviation and the travel industry.
In 1952, when the Queen first ascended to the throne after the death of her father, the world's first jet airliner passenger flight entered service.
At the time the price of an economy ticket to New York from London was a cool £3,500 - it's now roughly around £450.
Here are some more seemingly pointless in the grand scheme of things, but interesting nonetheless, factoids covering the years 1952 to 2012, by the way of an infographic:
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