Arkmark, true, of course Australian was TAA, actually. But none were LCC all were full service airlines, costly to run and the fares expensive. On the other side of the coin, seats were comfortable, plenty of leg room, staff were extremely well behaved, had careers, not contracts, food was edible, real knives and forks, (no one considered stabbing one another) the flight deck was accessible to kids and the curious, alike, and it was a pleasant way to fly. Progress has bought us the LCC, full security, no access to the flight deck, CC of which some have attitude, (try that in my era) they have no career, and its just another job, so one can hardly blame them at times, foreign CC on Australian aircraft, (unthinkable in my day) seamless Engineering, (no parts left these shores, everything was maintained here) but of course this is now all top heavy and cannot be sustained. Where it all leads God knows, but the fun has sure as hell gone out of it!