← Back to context Comment by tt24 10 hours ago Yeah and it was an absurdly expensive activity limited to rich people 6 comments tt24 Reply jollyllama 2 hours ago You say that, but flying economy was much better back then. Less fights, more legroom. You've got to fly business today to get close. SpicyLemonZest 20 minutes ago It was better because the Civil Aeronautics Board did not allow price competition, so the cost of economy tickets was much too high, on some routes reaching the inflation-adjusted level of business class tickets today. bsder 9 hours ago And most families only had a single car prior to 1980.What's your point?Did airlines get cheaper due to deregulation or because technology and engineering made operating them cheaper? SecretDreams 4 hours ago Or as simple as incomes crept up and airlines reduced some amenities - both allowing for increased ridership which helped to reduce per head costs.
jollyllama 2 hours ago You say that, but flying economy was much better back then. Less fights, more legroom. You've got to fly business today to get close. SpicyLemonZest 20 minutes ago It was better because the Civil Aeronautics Board did not allow price competition, so the cost of economy tickets was much too high, on some routes reaching the inflation-adjusted level of business class tickets today.
SpicyLemonZest 20 minutes ago It was better because the Civil Aeronautics Board did not allow price competition, so the cost of economy tickets was much too high, on some routes reaching the inflation-adjusted level of business class tickets today.
bsder 9 hours ago And most families only had a single car prior to 1980.What's your point?Did airlines get cheaper due to deregulation or because technology and engineering made operating them cheaper? SecretDreams 4 hours ago Or as simple as incomes crept up and airlines reduced some amenities - both allowing for increased ridership which helped to reduce per head costs.
SecretDreams 4 hours ago Or as simple as incomes crept up and airlines reduced some amenities - both allowing for increased ridership which helped to reduce per head costs.
You say that, but flying economy was much better back then. Less fights, more legroom. You've got to fly business today to get close.
It was better because the Civil Aeronautics Board did not allow price competition, so the cost of economy tickets was much too high, on some routes reaching the inflation-adjusted level of business class tickets today.
And most families only had a single car prior to 1980.
What's your point?
Did airlines get cheaper due to deregulation or because technology and engineering made operating them cheaper?
Or as simple as incomes crept up and airlines reduced some amenities - both allowing for increased ridership which helped to reduce per head costs.