11 Ways Pan Am Travel Was Different

Did you catch the Pan Am pilot at the weekend? I must confess to a feeling of nostalgia as I saw the immaculately turned out air crew head for the Clipper, as it portrayed an era of air travel that is long gone. Here are some of the things I noticed:

  1. the passenger seating area was more spacious than today’s business and first class cabins.
  2. no-one seemed bothered about whether hand luggage was stowed under the seat or not.
  3. you got a menu from which to select your in-flight meal.
  4. there were real meals, with multiple courses and with real cutlery.
  5. you could go and visit the cockpit, and there was little security on the outside.
  6. you didn’t have to worry about legroom.
  7. there was no in-flight entertainment as far as I could see; getting on the plane was more than enough excitement for most people.
  8. you could just walk onto a plane with no security and no shoe removal.
  9. everyone dressed up to fly.
  10. JFK wasn’t yet JFK; it was still New York International Airport.
  11. you couldn’t be married and be a Pan Am stewardess.

How did you feel about the pilot?

Be Sociable, Share!

Tags: , , ,

This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 at 7:49 am and is filed under Travel Fun. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2
Be Sociable, Share!

Comments

  1. Gayletrini Says:
    September 29th, 2011 at 9:09 am

    I felt the same way. As a former flight attendant I had no intentions of watching, figured it would be fraught with all the stereotypes – lovers all over the world etc. but I got curious. Then I was hooked.I admit I was nostalgic it reminded me of the days when I flew with BWIA and it held pretty much the same standards.
    Gayletrini´s last post ..TGIF

  2. Sharon Hurley Hall Says:
    September 29th, 2011 at 10:56 am

    What a coincidence, Gayle. I just flew with Caribbean Airways the other day and it was a great experience!