Originally Posted by
graraps
How is that different from today?? Flying is still very much a preserve of the wealthy. Sure, more people can afford it now than in the past...But that doesn't mean there aren't billions of people worldwide who can only dream of being able to afford a plane ticket. It's all a question of perspective...
In absolute terms, yes there are billions of people that haven't flown, just as (probably most of the same billions) don't have a cell phone, or a personal computer. However, in relative terms, I don't know how you can deny that so many more people have flown. Common sense just says that. I wouldn't be surprised if total air passengers divided by country or world population doesn't show this percentage increase.
Jeff