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Originally Posted by sarettah
Thank you. I don't know about most people but I made my first flight in 1973. JFK to Buffalo to go to school. Cost $27 on American Airlines. Showed up 30 minutes before the flight, did standby, had dinner on the flight. No metal detectors, no xrays. Smoking section was in the back.
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My first trip accross the ocean was aboard a ship.
I showed up at the port, spoke to a few to security man that directed me towards an office down the street... then a couple of hours later spoke to one of their ship's captians and the next day I boarded the ship as a labourer. So I got paid to travel.
I also had no passport and no identity cards. When we docked I took my paycheque and entered the closest bank. The bank gave me my money without a question.
I would like to see anyone do that today.