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Old 19th Oct 2020, 05:20
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globex6000
 
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Originally Posted by dr dre
Am I the only one who thinks the mythology of flying in the “good old days” 20’s, 50’s, 70’s whenever has been over glamourised? We tend to romanticise the past.

Far higher crash rate, longer trip times, almost unaffordable ticket prices, less frequency, lower cruise altitudes in the middle of weather, cabins filled with smoke, higher noise levels, no IFE, more lost luggage. Air travel only used frequently by a small group of people.
Absolutely. Everyone always craps on about how much more luxurious flying was 'back in the day'.

Bollocks. Compare the cost of a seat in each, adjust for average income and see just how luxurious it really was. The true adjusted cost of an economy seat 30 or 40 years ago was more than a business class seat today. And business class today is more like 1st class 30 years ago. Most Those promotional photos from back then? They weren't taken in a plane, they were a photo studio. Half of them don't even have overhead bins or seat tracks.

What has changed is that low cost flying simply didn't exist back then. So people wonder why their economy flight to Bali than cost the equivalent of 3 days average pay isn't as nice as an economy flight from the 70's that cost 3 months wage.
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