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Traveling in a Boeing 747 in the 1970s was pretty awesome
Air travel did have a Golden Age. There was more space, classier interiors and bolder designs. You don't even have to go back to the 50s and 60s to see that. Here are some of the actual cabin interiors for the Boeing 747s in the 1970s. They are awesome. The idea of the Boeing 747 started in the 1960s, when Pan Am asked Boeing for 400-seat plane. Pan Am's chairman Juan Trippe had a flying ocean liner in mind, a double-decker jet. But the design team at Boeing didn't think this was… (sploid.gizmodo.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Those are fun pictures and I like nostalgia, too, but I think I'll take the present, thanks: the safety record and the relatively cheap cost of tickets to far-off places. If the seat squeezes me perhaps I should modify my fanny . . .
The 747 was the "Queen" of the skies & still is & will always be. The A380 will never be able to compete against the "Queen". Still being made today.
Back in the '70s, I used to travel between PVD and MKE to college. On several occasions, I routed myself from BOS to ORD just to take a 747. It was worth the 90 mile drive to boston.
And tickets were a form of currency that could be used with another major airline at anytime or at least most of the time.
These memories , the open spaces made flying a great experience ,bring them back due to nature the breed of people , overweight and height these conditions will suite, and make air travel a much better experience , notice how people took pride in themselves dress wise respect .
My 1st flight on a 747 was St Louis to Lax. There was a piano bar in the area between 1st class and coach (no bussiness class then) sections and Eva Gabor entertained some of us while someone played the piano. Drinks for all of course.