[Dr. Sivana]

In 1941, an average flight from Los Angeles to Boston would have cost more than $5,000 in today’s money (and taken an excruciating 15 hours); now, a nonstop, one-way flight from Los Angeles to Boston commonly costs around $300 and takes about six hours. And an average domestic round-trip airfare is about $400 in the U.S

Besides the fact that 1941 was picked as the flight year instead of 1961, after jets were in use, and the industry was more mature, a flight from LA to Boston then would be more like a 1st class flight niw, only you would be surrounded by well dressed, proper people. First Class flights cost a LOT morethan $400

[Fiji Hill]

I flew in 1961, and it was as you described. However, everybody smoked, and free cigarettes were passed out to all passengers, even children. An advantage of flying today is that tobacco smoke doesn’t fill the cabin.

[cgbg]

“LA to Boston then would be more like a 1st class flight niw, only you would be surrounded by well dressed, proper people.”

In those days only the most beautiful and fit women could be stewardesses.

Today—omg.