Economy Class in the 60s

[cmoney]

I wonder what the prices would be (adjusted for inflation) but still pretty crazy.

[vegas1369]

I used to fly a lot as a kid, even flew by myself a couple of times before the age of 10. It was always awesome back then. "Stewardesses" were all hot, the planes were huge, and us kids would always get to go up to the cockpit, meet the pilots and walk away with our pilot wings pin. I'm glad I grew up when I did considering how shitty things are now in so many ways, obv traveling being one of them. Come to think of it, my generation might have had the best time period to be a kid throughout history.

Shit wasn't so uptight and politically correct, sports icons were just that and really nothing more, first generation of video gamers, AID's really wasn't a thing yet... Could probably go on about this for a while.

[vegas1369]

Also, for the short trip from Philly to Fort Lauderdale we almost always ended up on an L-1011, which is similar to what you posted in the OP. Those things were awesome.

[Sanlmar]

I used to fly a lot as a kid, even flew by myself a couple of times before the age of 10. It was always awesome back then. "Stewardesses" were all hot, the planes were huge, and us kids would always get to go up to the cockpit, meet the pilots and walk away with our pilot wings pin. I'm glad I grew up when I did considering how shitty things are now in so many ways, obv traveling being one of them. Come to think of it, my generation might have had the best time period to be a kid throughout history.

Shit wasn't so uptight and politically correct, sports icons were just that and really nothing more, first generation of video gamers, AID's really wasn't a thing yet... Could probably go on about this for a while.

Pilot's wings, food, drink, cigarettes.
Smoking hot stewardesses - it was actually a competitive selection process.

Occasional detour to Cuba - but the Caribbean is very nice.

I also agree with your premise that you prolly grew up during the last best generation for kids. Innocent and safe. Six television channels and the old fashioned notion that you would do better than your parents. The world would be a better place in the future.

However, you kill your assertion when you claim you flew quite a lot as a kid. You were prolly fairly well to do. Wall to wall shag carpet and color TV. Bully for you!

Flying was regulated, expensive and rare for most. It was a big deal.

These days I want to cry when I am told I have to fly. We have all had flying tales from hell. It really ain't much better than taking the NY subway. Subway is on time but otherwise similar.

Flying is the most powerful argument for telecommuting. As these services improve and the 20 something's who are used to virtual relationships grow to power - hopefully flying will again be rare.

My kids will not have fond middle aged memories of their flying experiences.

[vegas1369]

However, you kill your assertion when you claim you flew quite a lot as a kid. You were prolly fairly well to do. Wall to wall shag carpet and color TV. Bully for you!

Not really. My grandparents and lots of family lived in Florida, so my parents would send me to stay with them in the summer when I was a kid. Majority of the family down there was middle class, but some great characters.

I grew up low end middle class. 3 bedroom 1 1/2 bath house. Definitely not fairly well off, but not bad either. My dad was a good guy, he did what he could for us. Had my first real job at 13, which was cleaning up roadside trash piles. True story.

[GrenadaRoger]

Flying was regulated, expensive and rare for most. It was a big deal.

it was a sick industry economically, with ticket prices set by a CAA (a board) that was captive to the airlines+unions+politicians coalition, so the prices were too high and airlines competed on service, not price--1980's era reforms put through by Ronald Reagan (you know, the dead President Druff is still totally queer for) changed all that.

[Sanlmar]

it was a sick industry economically, with ticket prices set by a CAA (a board) that was captive to the airlines+unions+politicians coalition, so the prices were too high and airlines competed on service, not price--1980's era reforms put through by Ronald Reagan (you know, the dead President Druff is still totally queer for) changed all that.

Another republican, Nixon, got the ball rolling and the gas crisis in the 70's cinched the deal during Carter admin.

The airlines industry as a whole really never made money since and flying became the cesspool it is today.

I usually am Republican and laisse faire, but this may be a rare instance when an industry might be better off if it is nationalized.

The domestic airline industry has reported negative net income in 23 of 31 years since deregulation and a strongly negative aggregate net present value of earnings.

This is my favorite:

Domestic passenger airline operations lost $10 billion from 1979 to 1989, made profits of $5 billion in the 1990s and lost $54 billion from 2000 to 2009. To put these numbers in context,at the end of 2009, the entire book value of U.S. passenger carriers’ assets was about $163 billion and the book value of shareholder equity was $10 billion. Even at the end of 2000, after six consecutive profitable years, their assets were $159 billion and shareholder equity was $40 billion.

That my friends is a loser.

But thanks to billions in government cash and loan guarantees you can visit Morty & Helen in Del Boca Vista, Florida for $200 round trip. My kids will pick up the tab and skip their retirement.

[bukowski72]

Good article about seat sizes here. As people get fatter airlines keep shrinking the seats:



http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/07/travel...-airline-seat/

[rickastley]

no matter what it cost i'm guessing cmoney could most definitely afford sfo

[Brittney Griner's Clit]

LOL OP. That pic is deceiving as shit. Fill that bitch up and sprinkle some negros and fat people and don't focus on the very front row and tell me how awesome that looks.

[rickastley]

LOL OP. That pic is deceiving as shit. Fill that bitch up and sprinkle some negros and fat people and don't focus on the very front row and tell me how awesome that looks.

obviously the lack of negros and fat people makes it awesome

[Brittney Griner's Clit]

LOL OP. That pic is deceiving as shit. Fill that bitch up and sprinkle some negros and fat people and don't focus on the very front row and tell me how awesome that looks.

obviously the lack of negros and fat people makes it awesome

Those are actors.

[rickastley]

obviously the lack of negros and fat people makes it awesome

Those are actors.

what you saying? black people couldn't act in the 60s?! racist.

[PLOL]

Good article about seat sizes here. As people get fatter airlines keep shrinking the seats:



http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/07/travel...-airline-seat/

196 is average now? That's pretty crazy. I don't think I would touch somebody over 160. I wonder what the median is though. After all you can be several hundred pounds over and skew the average upward, but you can't have people on the other end who are several hundred lbs below to balance it out.

[cmoney]

LOL OP. That pic is deceiving as shit. Fill that bitch up and sprinkle some negros and fat people and don't focus on the very front row and tell me how awesome that looks.

Were black people even allowed to fly at that point?

[WillieMcFML]

Good article about seat sizes here. As people get fatter airlines keep shrinking the seats:



http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/07/travel...-airline-seat/

196 is average now? That's pretty crazy. I don't think I would touch somebody over 160. I wonder what the median is though. After all you can be several hundred pounds over and skew the average upward, but you can't have people on the other end who are several hundred lbs below to balance it out.

i guess it just wasn't meant to be kiddo

[DirtyB]

LOL OP. That pic is deceiving as shit. Fill that bitch up and sprinkle some negros and fat people and don't focus on the very front row and tell me how awesome that looks.

Were black people even allowed to fly at that point?

The list of Black people who could afford to fly was like Muhammad Ali and Sammy Davis Jr.

[BCR]

Good article about seat sizes here. As people get fatter airlines keep shrinking the seats:



http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/07/travel...-airline-seat/

196 is average now? That's pretty crazy. I don't think I would touch somebody over 160. I wonder what the median is though. After all you can be several hundred pounds over and skew the average upward, but you can't have people on the other end who are several hundred lbs below to balance it out.

I bet you could find a whole lot more 196lb men you'd fuck than 166lb women I'd fuck. Any woman over that I'm going to have to be married to and it just happened, and even then I'm not happy about it.

Assuming a guy is 6ft or so, many can carry 196 in very good shape. Maybe not that twink look you prefer, but very lean and attractive to 90% of women. I don't know any woman that can carry 166 in any desirable way.

I can't imagine what tickets would cost with that economy class and current fuel prices. Would have to be $3k for a 3 hour flight.

I remember smoking on a flight when I was young during my smoking years. Probably like 18 or 19 at the time and they were just phasing it out on most flights. Now you'd get tackled by a federal air marshal. I recall as a kid when they'd have ash trays every ten feet in the grocery aisle. I quit smoking years ago, but sometimes I am tempted to buy a pack and just walk down the aisle to see the reactions. It's amazing how things change in just a generation.

[son of lockman]

Used to travel by train myself.

The Santa Fe

[LegalizeMeth]

Dont forget about the free meals they used to give you too. I know most of them were fairly gross, but I used to love that shit. Now you gotta pay like 8.50 for a bagel or a cup of fruit wtf.