Originally Posted by
Bretteee
I never really liked Pan Am. I preferred TWA. I first flew them in 1966 from London to New York on a DC-8 because TWA was on strike. The meals were mediocre in economy. I will never forget the Swiss Miss desert they would serve in economy. A joke.
I did fly in First from New York to Honolulu in the mid 1980s. Nothing spectacular. However in F they offered complimentary helicopter service to JFK from the heliport on 61st street and 1st Avenue on New York Airways which was fun. Interesting exhibit.
I would have loved to fly on their Stratocruiser and a Flying Boat. I remember your report about this when you were in Ireland.
I will never forget Lucy on a Pan Am DC-7 from Rome to New York with a baby doll, pretending it was a real baby but it was cheese. It was one of the funniest Lucy shows I have ever seen.
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Thanks very much
Bretteee. I would have loved to have flown on the old flying boat Clipper.
Amazing to see them promoting it as cutting the travel time to Asia from 28 to 7 days! Some of those old Lucy shows were hilarious.
Very cool, SFO777! Thank you for sharing. My wife and I when we were on vacation in Los Angeles last year thought possibly about doing this, but didn't once we discovered the price ... but it's something I definitely want to do sometime! Looks like you had a great time!
Thank you
757. Yeah, agree that at $490 to $690 a couple, it is a little pricey.
Originally Posted by
Martina70
Happy Birthday.
Thanks for sharing this unique experience with us.
Thank you very much
Martina70.
Originally Posted by
offerendum
I read about it in a newspaper. Now I get the first Hand experience^
Thanks
offerendum. You should try it next time your are in LA.
Originally Posted by
londonfog
I used to fly Pan Am a lot, in the late seventies, in the eighties and in the very early nineties before it sold its European Routes to Delta. The photos brought back a lot of memories. Thank you and Happy Birthday
Thank you very much
londonfog. It is pretty nostalgic especially with their amazing attention to detail.
Originally Posted by
ne52
Saw a recent YouTube visit to the experience as well. Thanks for the photos. Looks like a cool night out.
It was indeed. Thanks
ne52.
Originally Posted by
adampenrith
Incredible
Originally Posted by
benjahman
This is very cool! Thanks for sharing and Happy Birthday SFO777!
Thank you
benjahman.
Originally Posted by
JHIN
Happy Birthday. I have a decade birthday next year and thought about doing this. Opinions thoughts from the OP? How was the food?
Thanks so much
JHIN. I loved it. Mrs. SFO777 not so much. You have to be an aviation geek to really enjoy. The food was just OK and the wines meh. Fine dining it certainly is not. But then again, it was more about the experience and probably about what airline food tasted like 40 years ago. If you do this next year, make sure you book the Main Deck First Class seats, and well in advance.
Originally Posted by
DanielW
Looks like a super cool experience,
SFO777.
You'll be happy to know that Pan Am will be still flying in the year 2049, at least according to the
Blade Runner movie anyway
.
LOL on the 2049 Pan Am thing. Thanks
DanielW.
Originally Posted by
quirrow
That's a very nice experience and great way to spend the evening for an aviation enthusiast! Good to know how your wife is so accommodating for it as well! Hope she enjoys that experience as you did!
Thanks you
quirrow. Mrs. SFO777 was a good sport... for a while. Let's just say that she was happy to finally leave.
Originally Posted by
Majuki
This is a really well run production, and I thoroughly recommend it if you can get tickets. ^
Agree. It was very creative and more like a dinner theatre show. Lots of fun.
Originally Posted by
jlemon
Wow! And a belated Happy Birthday! :-:
Thank you
jlemon. I appreciate it.