Flying In Style: The Glamorous History Of Air Travel

Service on Flights

Regarding flights during the golden years of aviation, many people always talk about the experience of service onboard a flight. First of all, there was typically more room as airlines accommodated comfort. Plus, the stewardesses were there to wait on your every whim including magnificent dining, free drinks, and not to mention the flirtation with beautiful women.

Nowadays instead of socializing on a flight, people are typically focused on their own things which typically revolves around their smart phone or another kind of device. While it would be remarkable to have some luxuries of the olden days, for the sake of safety we aren’t likely to see them again.

Baggage Claim

Nowadays baggage claim seems like a pain while you are standing there waiting for your baggage to roar by on the conveyor belt. Of course, there is also the often “lost baggage” that happens all too often to airline passengers everywhere. However, would you believe that in the golden days it was even worse?

Back then conveyor belts were not yet being used until the late ’50s or early 60s. You would have to stand and wait for a “skycap” (that’s airline-speak for a porter) to go and fetch your baggage as you pointed it out. Well, some things never change!