I wish I could of tried a plane in those days
Comment on Flying used to be this magical, miraculous thing!
reddig33@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The airlines were deregulated in the late 70s. This meant they could compete on price, instead of just differentiating through features. It’s been going downhill ever since.
Eyelessoozeguy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
I don’t. Every change in FAA safety regulations since then has been paid for in blood. The fatality rate per 100,000 flight hours was about 5x higher in 1970.
Carighan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
People are quick to forget about this. Everyone ought to read more by Admiral Cloudberg.
Funkytom467@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Does 5x higher means it’s much? Because today’s plan is the safest way to travel.
So would multiplying the risk by 5 make it more unsafe than cars for example?
Because we do use cars a lot, more than we should, just because we like it. And the fatality rate is pretty high.
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
I think I actually understated how much more dangerous it was then because the chart I was looking at stopped a couple of decades ago. I found a more recent study and it’s more like 1 death per 7.9 million boardings currently, versus 1 death per 350,000 boardings (!) from 1968-1977.
Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I simply of to point out that you of used the wrong word there. You of to realise that doing so can of the effect have making you look very ignorant
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Thank you for helping.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
You can’t stop me! I’ll say Semail as much as I want!
Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 11 months ago
As in “I have five unread emails”?
Eyelessoozeguy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
This feels like accent shaming. You coulda been nicer.
Xariphon@kbin.social 11 months ago
could have*
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
wakes up on a plane heading for the world trade center
BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social 11 months ago
Flying is also dramatically cheaper and more accessible today than it used to be.
If you want the fancy treatment from back then, pay the prices people paid back then and buy first class.