If the Mad Men era is famous for anything other than grotesque displays of male chauvinism, it might be the incredible level of service in its airplanes.
Whereas air travelers today generally loathe every minute between waking up at 4 AM to rush to a crowded airport, to flying in a cramped plastic chair in an overcrowded pressurized room, and finally coming out the terminal doors on the other side, travelers back then seemed to equate the experience to a day at Disneyland. Of course, this could just be a product of the advertising agencies, but look at the photos of airport terminals, interior designs, and gourmet airplane food from the period and tell me you do not wish that some elements of 1960s air travel had lasted.
First, let’s admire the elegantly designed airport terminals of yore before they became a maze of duty-free shops and security checkpoints.
