1966 and all that!

[whittywads]

1. Which airline was started? 2. Which European country suffered two disastrous earthquakes?
3. Why was Dusty Springfield refused entry to the Ritz?

[kayakamina]

Laker

[bridgenut]

Skytrain/Laker Airways by Freddie Laker.
Quote from Wikipedia :-
Having departed British United in 1965, he formed his own airline - Laker Airways - in 1966, initially operating charter flights with a pair of turboprop planes acquired second-hand from BOAC.

[sarumite]

The only reference I am able to find for 1966 European earthquakes is as follows:-

Eastern Anatolia, Turkey (1966, August 19-23)
A 7.0 earthquake killed 2,500 people.

[adamandy]

In March 1964, United became the first airline in the country to offer ... and passenger airlines (such as United Airlines) that operate cargo divisions. ...
www.century-of-flight.net/new%20site/commercial/history%20of%20air%20freight.htm - 19k - Cached - Similar pages

[Salty]

From Wikipedia:
August 13th - An earthquake in Turkey kills 2,394 and injures 10,000.
August 19 - An earthquake in eastern Turkey destroys whole cities.

Looks like Turkey is indeed the answer.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966

[whittywads]

Many thanks to all who replied to the 1966 questions. I am still stuck on the "why was dusty springfield refused entry to the Ritz"