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£2,589 for an all-inclusive 50-day bus-cruise, even today, doesn't seem that overly expensive. (~£50/day). So it's not just inflation, it's "that used to be ch
by Doohickey-d 9mo ago
£2,589 for an all-inclusive 50-day bus-cruise, even today, doesn't seem that overly expensive. (~£50/day).
So it's not just inflation, it's "that used to be cheaper".
I guess on the flipside, travelling by plane in 1957 (or even 1974), would have been much more than £2,589.
- pc86 9mo ago> travelling by plane in 1957 (or even 1974), would have been much more [expensive] Not to mention a lot more dangerous.
- lovecg 9mo agoHmm. A long trip by a 1957 bus vs. a 1957 airliner? It’s not immediately obvious what would be safer to be honest.
- pc86 9mo agoSorry I was unclear, I mean 50s or 70s air travel compared to present day air travel. (Which on reconsideration might not be particularly relevant haha)
- solidsnack9000 9mo agoLot of hijackings still to come in 1950...
- pc86 9mo agoDo you really think there are enough hijackings to meaningfully affect safety statistics?
- solidsnack9000 9mo agoNot very much but there were some years where hijackings were 5% to 10% of air travel deaths. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-fatalities-from-aviation-accidents-and-hijackings https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-fatalities-from-av...
- Tornhoof 9mo agoAbout twice as much. https://www.indianairmails.com/ai-bombay-to-london.html https://www.indianairmails.com/ai-bombay-to-london.html 1948 price was £141 one-way. This likely did not change much in the early years.
- nephihaha 9mo agoThe problem is that the suspension would not be great back then.