I grew up in the 1970s air travel wasn’t cheap but it was accessible. You were treated well. I (6 at the time) got to go to the cabin and stood right there between pilot and co pilot … Captain gave me a metal chrome pair of wings (pin with logo and I think a plane) … I was flabbergasted… Walked guided by the stewardess silently to my seat. There was courtesy and the mindset during those years and up to maybe late 80s was “the customer is our greatest asset”. Now profit is the greatest asset and the customer is in the way. No wonder we all go around pissed off. Bags were FREE UNTIL 9/11 and they said we will only charge temporarily until the crisis is over. Asshats and liars.
I grew up in the 1970s air travel wasn’t cheap but it was accessible. You were treated well. I (6 at the time) got to go to the cabin and stood right there between pilot and co pilot … Captain gave me a metal chrome pair of wings (pin with logo and I think a plane) … I was flabbergasted… Walked guided by the stewardess silently to my seat. There was courtesy and the mindset during those years and up to maybe late 80s was “the customer is our greatest asset”. Now profit is the greatest asset and the customer is in the way. No wonder we all go around pissed off. Bags were FREE UNTIL 9/11 and they said we will only charge temporarily until the crisis is over. Asshats and liars.
If you’re a kid, you can still do those things, if you ask nicely (and the crew are able to accommodate you).
If you’re not a kid, ask a Delta crewmember about the trading cards.
Can confirm, got the reading cards. I’m a grown ass man.