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Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter Since 1995

Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Since 1995

Alan Rust11 Things We No Longer See on Airplanes

(from Mental_Floss Website)

Traveling by airplane is a lot different than it used to be. And we’re not just talking about the elaborate and cumbersome security restrictions that get added every time some wacko sticks a bomb in his BVDs. There used to be a lot of amenities, but they were gradually eliminated after President Jimmy Carter signed the Airline Deregulation Act in 1978 and cost-effectiveness suddenly became a corporate concern.

Here are 11 things that we never see on most commercial flights today that were common in days of yore.

  1. SLEEPING BERTHS
  2. PONG
  3. CHAMPAGNE IN COACH
  4. TABLE-SIDE MEAT CARVING
  5. PIANOS
  6. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN HOT PANTS
  7. FRESH CUT FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS
  8. IN-FLIGHT FASHION SHOWS
  9. PERUVIAN ART
  10. A WINDOW AT THE END OF EACH ROW OF SEATS
  11. A SEAT ASSIGNMENT IN 22I

For the website that contains photos, videos and explanations of the above list visit: www.mentalfloss.com/article/51270/11-things-we-no-longer-see-airplanes

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