Probably I'm one of the few who remember People Express with warm, fuzzy feelings. As a starving student, it was one of the few airlines I could afford to fly. Since I was (then) rather younger (not to mention smaller), the excitement of a trip was more than sufficient to overcome the discomfort of long-lines and cattle-car flight.

Another defunct airline (from the, gasp, Sixties) I remember with rather less affection: Trans Texas Airlines. We used to call it Tree Top Airlines. Routes mostly in Texas (surprise) and Louisiana.

Because I grew up in Central America, I have great memories of flying Braniff and PanAm back when flying (even in steerage) was fun and even comfortable. Of course, it's easy to be comfortable in an airline seat when you're a kid. Here's the amusing detail: when we traveled in the Fifities and Sixties, we used to dress up! Mom would wear a tailored suit, as would Dad (but with trousers rather than skirt), brother likewise in a spiffy suit and I in a proper dress, white lace socks, black shiny shoes and a light tailored coat! My, we were a stylish family.

So ends my jaunt down memory lane.

Cheers!
KatW