Originally Posted by
Seat 2A
In Continental's first go-round with the 747 (It operated 4 747-124s) it only operated them until January of 1974. During that time CO did not serve either JFK or SAN. Aside from being taken upstairs, the aircraft you describe sounds more like Continental's DC-10-10 which did offer the Pong video game mounted in tables in its mid-cabin Polynesian Pubs. Pong was never offered on Continental's early 747s.
Note the mention of Pub Pong in the lower right side
As to your memories of being "
taken upstairs to a lounge", only one plane fits that bill in the early 1970s. The problem for an inveterate OAG reader like me is that while JFK saw plenty of 747 flights, SAN did not. Domestically, the only 747 service in SAN that comes to mind is a United flight in the late 70s that was a tag-on coming down from LA. Any chance you might have flown upon a chartered flight?
No it was not a chartered flight, the reason I said either SAN or DEN was because they were the only trips I would do to either go skiing with the family or visit my family in La Jolla, CA. I could have flown to another city and connected, but I have only the memories of being in an upstairs lounge seeing Pong for the first time. My parents bought the home version after we moved here to South Florida.