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Pretty sure that middle class Americans rarely flew before deregulation in the late 70s. My mom's middle class parents packed the kids up in the car and took a
by MandieD 4y ago
Pretty sure that middle class Americans rarely flew before deregulation in the late 70s. My mom's middle class parents packed the kids up in the car and took a few epic road trips to visit family in other parts of the country in the 60s - flying would have been unimaginable.
- jeromegv 4y agoFlying got 50% cheaper after deregulation. Before that, it was definitely more of a upper middle class thing. Going to Europe for a couple weeks was definitely not common. https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2022/06/economic-regulation-of-the-commercial-aviation-sector-and-the-1978-airline-deregulation-act/ https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2022/06/economic-regulation-of-the... But somehow people think that "things were so much better before"
- ghaff 4y ago>But somehow people think that "things were so much better before" Because they often were for the upper middle class. But not really. A lot of people today would be horrified by the grocery stores of the 60s/70s, the safety standards of cars, etc.
- BeFlatXIII 4y agoThe upper middle class were the ones well-off enough to have flown in the 60s/70s but still price-sensitive enough to penny-pinch themselves into misery after deregulation.
- greedo 4y agoFlying was definitely better back before de-regulation. Google Pan American and look at how big the seats were and the food served. Much better, but roughly 4x the price (comparing LAX to Heathrow).
- bombcar 4y agoIf you pay inflation adjusted prices do you get a similar experience today? But even first class is ass compared to some of the pictures you see.