Airlines like Emirates and Etihad are often said to have inspired a second golden age of air travel with new standards of passenger comfort. But what of the original “golden age”, when flying meant wearing your best clothes, enjoying a three-course meal and perhaps relaxing with a fine cigar? The mid-70s also saw the end of the first golden age of flying. Yet perhaps the golden age of flying wasn’t quite as glittering as it is sometimes portrayed. The uncomfortable truth is that golden age of flying was also the golden age of dying.

Source: Ethiopian News May 08, 2022 04:21 UTC