Originally Posted by
Cloudship
So why does no one talk on the flight? We all romanticize about the golden age of flying. What made that so special - well look at the photos and memories - it was a party in the air! We had lounges in the cabins and people got up and talked and shared stories.
I flew during the middle and tail-end of the "golden age." I remember airline ads and promotions that tried to paint this kind of picture. I don't remember ever having that actual "party in the air" experience (except once on a short-lived Texas airline that dressed all of the young, hot flight attendants in halter tops and short shorts).
now all anyone does is sit down, clamp headphones to their heads and zone out to a movie and a few drinks.
If we had noise-cancelling headphones and portable electronic devices back in the day, we'd have used them (along with HEPA air filters).