Plane named after Ken Dodd
11.07.10
Veteran comedian Ken Dodd had a plane named after him by UK regional airline Eastern Airways late last week. A caricature of the famous son of Knotty Ash is painted on the fuselage of one of the airline's 29 seater Jetstream 41 aircraft as tribute to the star, with his famous welcoming line - ‘How tickled I am!’ - written below it.
Dodd, 82, was at the unveiling at Liverpool Airport. He said he was ‘delighted’ the airline was naming a plane after him. He said: ‘I'm feeling very plumptious about it. I’ve had a thrilling and exciting afternoon at Liverpool Airport.'
A spokesman for Eastern Airways said: ‘We're thrilled to have one of our aircraft named after Ken Dodd. He is a comic legend in Liverpool, a leading icon and supporter of the city and airport and we felt this was an appropriate way to pay tribute to him on our first anniversary of flights from Liverpool. Passengers climbing the aircraft steps will see his caricature and name as they board our flights.’
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