Name: What It Was Like During The Golden Age Of Flying
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as the golden age of airlines, offering luxurious seating,

fancy meals, and beaming flight attendants.

But while it was certainly roomier than today's

there was also a fair share of less desirable details

unseen in the black and white evidence left behind.

So what was it really like to fly during the Elvis era?

Let's take a trip through the many ups and downs of getting

Hope you like cigarettes, lots and lots of cigarettes.

It's about to get Mad Men cloudy up in these skies.

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For all the complaints of modern air travel,

there is no denying that it's significantly more affordable

This is mostly thanks to a push for deregulation

led to competing prices and the number of air passengers

to subsequently triple in the 40 years to follow.

wasn't uncommon to pay five times as much as you would

today, creating a business solely accommodating

a round-trip ticket from Chicago to Phoenix

When accounted for inflation, that amount

translates to roughly $1,200 in modern dough,

and that's not even a cross-country trip.

It's hard to imagine wearing a tight-fitting Sunday's finest

with a congested stranger, but this was exactly the case back

Due to the high cost of travel, many people

would save up in order to fly, making the ordeal

way more of an anticipated event than a vacation hindrance.

three-piece suits for men and dresses and jewelry for women.

As flights became more common and prices went down,

the formality slowly waned until the 1980s,

when travelers began dressing for comfort

Despite the deregulation of airline to the 1970s,

one area the government got more involved in

Before the days of metal detectors and body scans

and pat-downs, airports were more like bus stations

than the checkpoint-laden terminals of today.

Not only could passengers arrive as late as 20 minutes

before their flight, but be joined by friends and family

Truly was the 1960s a golden age for convenience,

just as long as you don't mind getting your airplane hijacked

And when we say "now and then," we literally

In fact, thanks to the lack of security, between the years

1968 and 1972, there were 130 American airplane hijackings,

to throw away your mouthwash isn't such a bad thing

What would be considered first class leg room today

was commonplace for the average traveler of yesterday.

Early flights had no distinction between business or economy

class seating, and when they did finally add a first class,

coach-going passengers were still given ample room

So if the so-called cheap seats had plenty of space,

Depending on the airline, the better paying accommodations

only became banned in the US as late as the 2000s.

to light up on certain flights longer than a few hours.

In fact, the only place you couldn't smoke

was in the airport terminal, as companies

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