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By George
To a point there is a tendency to romanticise the past, but in my opinion for very good reasons. Domestic flying today is just a series of nightmares and it is a horrible experience;
Agonising, chaos, humiliating, nightmare....
C’mon you’re not being asked to trek through impenetrable jungle with minimal supplies.
Youll be able to rock up to an airport, having checked in on your phone, drop off baggage that’ll have a higher probability of arriving at its destination than at any point of history, pass through what is an unobtrusive security check (look at the US TSA for comparison) have a wide choice of flights at many times of day, get to your destination in near perfect safety, be able to access Wifi and IFE, be able to connect with more options and more choice at any point in history and for a price that was a fraction that it was 50 years ago. If you’re willing to pay the ticket price they were paying years ago you get put at the front of the plane and get lie flat beds, exclusive lounge access and 3 course meals with shiny cutlery.
Check-in and security. Humiliating, chaotic with security shouting out at nobody in particular. Beware of toothpaste and yogurt, lethal apparently.
Are you even from Australia? Bans on liquids like toothpaste and yoghurt have never been a part of Australian domestic travel.