Feeling nostalgic?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eduNjwNvcH4

I flew Pan Am a few times, never Delta, though.

Actually, I flew on their "round the world in 80 days" offer. First class, fully booked, RTW fares, USD1200! The thing that sticks in my mind is that they had a sit-down meal service for first class passengers in a special dining area on the upper deck. I think some of their planes had a piano up there, too.

Being poor I did the "around the world in eighty days" promotion in economy in 1978 - US$999. My first time in Asia. Arrived back in the US with hepatitis A

-redwood

I flew Delta Business R/T from Atlanta several times until they discontinued service! Great service! Much better than Northwest!

I was sorry they stooped, but some of the planes were empty!

Not to worry. If one wants a walk down memory lane they still have the same stewardesses.

Sounds like you went for the 'package deal'!

Sounds like you went for the 'package deal'!

Like a bloody herd of Elephants they were. Once an hour they would stampede through the isles not to be seen again till feeding time.

Remember PanAm 1 and PanAm 2. Last service out of Hong Kong to Bangkok, hitting Don Muang at 1 am. Now it is Don Meuaouiong and no more PA, oh well ...........

The thing that sticks in my mind is that they had a sit-down meal service for first class passengers in a special dining area on the upper deck.

I vaguely recall that all the flights I have ever taken, with different airlines, and different classes - all had sit down meal services.

Did Delta fly to Bangkok in the 80's? Really?? Or are you thinking Pan Am who Delta assisted in putting under.....

Haaaaaa, just saw the Spoof video.....yes, I remember the onboard wifi back in 1980.....

On that note, anyone remember the old Palace hotel, apparently the tallest structure 45 years ago in Saigon?
Got renamed to Khách sạn Cửu Long after 1975 and now runs as Palace Hotel again. Those were the days of World Airways!

Made th RT Atlanta - Bangkok on Delta Business Class promo for $1600 in 1996 on an MD-11 (started out of NY) - worst plane ride I ever had coming over here. Seats very cramped and rather poor service. Vowed to go back to NWA and I did, but..............now look what happened - the poor airline took over the better one! Stopped riding NWA when they got those terrible A330's between Tokyo and Bangkok - now travel EVA Premium Economy - Tops for seating and service!

Edited January 29, 201412 yr by snooky

Delta was short lived on the BKK route but I don't think they flew it until very late 80's or even early 90's.

They didn't understand Trans Pacific marketing very well, neither did TWA or Braniff.

Lots of lost airlines on trans pacific due to marketing misques.
BOAC was another, Northwest was always terrible with inflight food, yet JAL always succeeded. Pan Am did a fairly good job but lost it all after years of decline and the Lockerbie tragedy did them in finally.

Airline marketing has changed since the 80's but I fondly recall Pam Am flight One's route:
JFK-SFO-HNL-TYO-HKG-BKK-BOM-BEY-ROM -LON-JFK. Upstairs table dining service 1st class 747.

I worked as an airline marketing manager in NYC for 10 years in those fun days.

Now they couldn't pay me enough to do that job in todays airline climate.

I used Air America a few times in the early '70's

The food menu was a bit limited but they always had REAL Carnation ice cream when you got the munchies...

I have to applaud Delta for copying Air New Zealand's efforts at making those wretched videos watchable. I only wish they would copy their level of service as well. Thanks for sharing this, as I hope to never again have to fly Delta, the most absolutely horrible airline I have ever flown with. My last flight with them in 2009 was $300 RT from LA to Barcelona (which I paid for with free credit card sign-up miles), and I still felt like I was ripped off.

Edited January 29, 201412 yr by RaoulDuke

Here's another Delta one, hottie!

Of course had to find the ANZ videos:

And a grand finale:

I used Air America a few times in the early '70's

The food menu was a bit limited but they always had REAL Carnation ice cream when you got the munchies...

You sure you mean Air America?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_America_(airline)#Drug_smuggling

https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/winter99-00/art7.html

http://www.foia.cia.gov/collection/air-america-upholding-airmens-bond

http://usoonpatrol.org/archives/2011/07/12/air-america-the-cias-secret-ai

Flew Delta from Calgary Canada to L.A. once, in the early 90's. The engine caught on fire just as we landed. Flames and Sparks flying everywhere. What a bumpy landing that was. Never road with them again after that. For obvious reasons.