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Posted on 9/11/19 at 10:04 pm to QuietTiger
Used to be able to smoke on planes. only in the back, tho...as if the smoke smell was unable of dispersing to the rest of the plane. It was spectacular. will never forget the last 20 rows of an allitalia (sp?) flight.
This post was edited on 9/11/19 at 10:05 pm
Posted on 9/11/19 at 10:21 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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Arrive 20 minutes ahead of time and basically just walk straight to the gate
I remember once parking in the garage at BTR with 20 minutes before my gate closed and running on to my plane. Yes, I was extremely late. Couldn't cut it that close nowadays.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 10:23 pm to UpToPar
Metal detectors. That went off when you left your change in your pocket. And then they waved you on without sexually assaulting you. And your family could walk you to the gate and wave you off.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 10:28 pm to UpToPar
It was a hassle free enjoyable experience.
Now it’s an annoying hassle.
Now it’s an annoying hassle.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 10:28 pm to UpToPar
The exact same amount of security you get at TSA. But half the time.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 10:35 pm to UpToPar
Shitty, just like now
Posted on 9/11/19 at 10:47 pm to t00f
Posted on 9/11/19 at 10:53 pm to boxcarbarney
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Last time I was at Disney, a few years ago, I bought my daughter one of those cap guns. The lady at the register basically said "whatever you do, do not put this toy in your carryon baggage." Apparently some incidents have happened because of a Disney replica muzzle loader.
I can't believe Disney of all places would sell those.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 11:53 pm to maizegoblue
Checked in at Shreveport in the late 90s to fly to Europe. First leg was to DFW. The lady at the desk said the flight before ours was just about to take off and had extra seats if we wanted to hop on. We ran to the gate, went to the door of the plane and told the attendant that the desk lady said we could get on. “Well, come on in.” I don’t think we had a boarding pass or any other paper that said we belonged on that plane.
Flew to Paris 3 weeks after 9/11 and flew home on 10/11. It was us and a bunch of empty seats. The jackbooted gendarmes in the airport were armed with rifles, looked stern as hell, and had a few German Shepherds on leashes.
Despite all that security, I talked to a guy who had his wallet pickpocketed at the Paris airport.
For a while after, it was common to see National Guard patrolling in the American airports.
Flew to Paris 3 weeks after 9/11 and flew home on 10/11. It was us and a bunch of empty seats. The jackbooted gendarmes in the airport were armed with rifles, looked stern as hell, and had a few German Shepherds on leashes.
Despite all that security, I talked to a guy who had his wallet pickpocketed at the Paris airport.
For a while after, it was common to see National Guard patrolling in the American airports.
Posted on 9/12/19 at 12:07 am to UpToPar
In 1992 I picked up a friend at the airport. I walked through a simple metal detector and sat at the gate, smoking marlboro reds, until her plane arrived. And I didn't have to show my driver's license to anybody. And i'm not exaggerating when I say it's possible I parked at the curb.
Posted on 9/12/19 at 1:04 am to UpToPar
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I’m sure many posters here, like me, have no recollection of air travel prior to TSA and 9/11. What was it like? Did you just essentially walk onto an airplane? Was there any security?
Basically. Your family could walk with you to the gate and wave at you while you were on the plane, sitting at the gate.
Security was not like it is now.
My dad and I would walk up on top of the parking garage in Houston and watch the planes take off and land. Now you have to stay in your gate or concourse area.
They (the airline) would also bring you food. You didn't pay for it. I remember having a manicotti that was actually really good and you got real silverware. Not that plastic stuff.
This post was edited on 9/12/19 at 1:07 am
Posted on 9/12/19 at 1:13 am to la_birdman
I loved flying before 2001.
Miss jumping on the plane at the last minute and family or friends being there when you got off the plane. Something about it.
Miss jumping on the plane at the last minute and family or friends being there when you got off the plane. Something about it.
Posted on 9/12/19 at 1:22 am to UpToPar
Honestly, the biggest difference is that there was more leg room back then. fricking absurd what they are doing to squeeze in more seats. I guess that has little to do with 9/11, but it is the biggest thing that has changed IMO. FAR less comfortable today.
Posted on 9/12/19 at 1:23 am to TxTiger82
Oh and you got more amenities, like meals and shite. Airlines are so stingy today. I hate them.
Posted on 9/12/19 at 7:39 am to TheChosenOne
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the pilot would walk around the plane
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and hit on women.
that's a tradition that we refused to let al qaeda take from us!
Posted on 9/12/19 at 7:59 am to UpToPar
I flew 5-6 times a year as an unaccompanied minor to go see my dad (trashy coming from a broken home, I know).
Parents & siblings could be at the gate for departure. Such a foreign concept now.
Also, the cockpit was a social scene. I got to go in almkst every flight & "fly the plane". Passengers would always come up just to shoot the breeze with the flight crew.
I had to sit upfront with the stewardesses until I was 12 or 13. They were always so sweet. I can vividly remember a few during my 11-12-13 age years when they still wore skirts & the few smokeshows that didn't wear panties. I crafted my skills of sideeye vision in thise formidable moments. God Bless what used to be America...
Parents & siblings could be at the gate for departure. Such a foreign concept now.
Also, the cockpit was a social scene. I got to go in almkst every flight & "fly the plane". Passengers would always come up just to shoot the breeze with the flight crew.
I had to sit upfront with the stewardesses until I was 12 or 13. They were always so sweet. I can vividly remember a few during my 11-12-13 age years when they still wore skirts & the few smokeshows that didn't wear panties. I crafted my skills of sideeye vision in thise formidable moments. God Bless what used to be America...
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:08 am to forever lsu30
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Such a foreign concept now.
an unaccompanied minor, or a traveler needing some sort of assistance can still be escorted to/met at the gate by a non-traveler
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:16 am to forever lsu30
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unaccompanied minor
First time I ever flew I was an unaccompanied minor. It's still the best flight I've ever taken because of all the attention the stewardesses and pilots rained down on me. Even a couple of the female passengers doted on me. I was nervous as hell while mom walked me down the ramp to get me to my seat. I hung out in the cockpit during the entire boarding process while they did all their pre-flight stuff. Pilot was telling me what all they were doing, but it was in one ear, out the other. Stewardess gave me all the Fresca(mom told them no caffeine) I wanted. I must have drank 10 of them.
I only did one way to my grandparents' house, and my parents drove up a week later to drive me home after staying a few more days. I begged them to let me fly back home by myself again.
Posted on 9/12/19 at 8:28 am to The Spleen
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I hung out in the cockpit during the entire boarding process while they did all their pre-flight stuff. Pilot was telling me what all they were doing, but it was in one ear, out the other. Stewardess gave me all the Fresca(mom told them no caffeine) I wanted. I must have drank 10 of them.
wow, that's cool, what was it like flying in a DC-3?
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