I remember the fantastic program for 249 $ unlimted travel. I used it in 1976 to explore the US with my wife. The program brought us to states we as students otherwise would not have been able to afford to travel to.

We finished the trip in Guadeloupe after having bought new Hanson ski boots during a summer sale in Phila. We had some stange looks when we deplaned in PTP with the yellow boots.

Oh BTW on night flights we sometimes received a complimentary upgrade and a service level from EA staff which I never find since Braniff is gone on the dreadful legacy carrriers.

Today sad enough we plan our US vacation trips on European airlines to an airport close to our final destination and drive. I have no confidence in the regionals like Colgan Air who pay their FO's 1800 $ a month. How much less do they spend on aircraft maintenance guys ??