Originally Posted by
ilgoldstein
Pretty accurate, I'd say, and I'd agree with all the points the site makes about "pre-de-reg" flying."
Yep, you never really "shopped" for fares as they were all similar, yep, it was more of an "event" that people dressed little or a lot nicer for, yep, they could shamelessly tout the attractiveness of their FA's, etc. etc. etc.
I'd parse it out with the "pre-9/11" days, when you knew that as you got off that plane, at the end of that jetbridge would be the big smile of a friend/spouse/SO waiting for you.
As for all the posts about the FA's, I'd suggest Google Images search:
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants
PSA Stewardesses
etc.
...and you'll no longer wonder why their planes weren't the only things with smiles on
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