Do you miss flying on any defunct airlines?
Dec 1, 2014, 11:23 pm
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Dec 2, 2014, 8:38 am
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Dec 2, 2014, 12:18 pm
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New York Air -- you got a bag with a bagel in it as part of their "Flying Nosh."
And Piedmont, which always had friendly crew. My brother and I would fly BOS-DAY-FNT and back to visit our grandparents and try to collect a pack of playing cards per person on each flight.
Seth
And Piedmont, which always had friendly crew. My brother and I would fly BOS-DAY-FNT and back to visit our grandparents and try to collect a pack of playing cards per person on each flight.
Seth
Dec 2, 2014, 12:50 pm
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I have fond memories of EA as a kid in the late 70s and early 80s, although it may have been the cockpit tours, playing cards, and free wings every time I joined my mother on a biz trip.
I also enjoyed NW. Although I only flew them 30 or 40 times, I can't recall a bad flight and they handled IRROPS very well.
I also enjoyed NW. Although I only flew them 30 or 40 times, I can't recall a bad flight and they handled IRROPS very well.
Dec 2, 2014, 1:11 pm
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People Express (which I didn't actually like), for a landing announcement (heard only once):
Please be sure to check the overhead compartments for any personal belongings or small children that you may have placed there.
Please be sure to check the overhead compartments for any personal belongings or small children that you may have placed there.
Dec 2, 2014, 4:24 pm
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YX - Midwest Express, pre-9/11.
TWA, first class on an L1011 when that was a somewhat glamorous experience.
Not a defunct airline, but a defunct service: AA's all-F Fokkers that flew out of Love Field to kill off startup competitors in Dallas. Not just F seats, but an enhanced F service, more like int'l J than domestic F. Nice meals, a unique winelist just for that service, etc.
TWA, first class on an L1011 when that was a somewhat glamorous experience.
Not a defunct airline, but a defunct service: AA's all-F Fokkers that flew out of Love Field to kill off startup competitors in Dallas. Not just F seats, but an enhanced F service, more like int'l J than domestic F. Nice meals, a unique winelist just for that service, etc.