You’ve got a few years on me, UNITEDBILL, but I too flew my first commercial flight on Capital Airlines in the 50’s. And while I long for airline travel as it was in the past I‘m also a realist and understand that the times have changed dramatically.
Airline travel has turned into a commodity...which has it’s pros and cons...and you definitely see a different mix of people flying than you did just 10 or 20 years ago.
That’s not an excuse for poor or rude behavior but, sadly, I think we’re just going to have to accept that airline travel today is what it is.