Yes, it was a glamourised (possibly overly) occupation and also a way to travel up until the 1980’s? The down side is that it was expensive particularly in Australia. I remember when in the mid 80’s it was around $1500 to fly Sydney – Perth return. A captive audience. You still, I believe, could get a London return ticket for that price up until recently. And as with most things a negative produces a positive. With travel expensive the drunken rowdy mob and obnoxious individuals where generally not sighted. The downside of cheap travel is the workers, aircrew etc, are no longer in the pay bracket they once were. Also you have to put up with be seated with individuals that you would in normal circumstances avoid. Before a comment is made on snobbery I am a bogan but an important difference, I believe, is I was bought up with manners and respect for others (until it was displayed that they did not deserve such)