Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

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Air travel has experienced its golden age. Once upon a time, airplanes had much more space, stylish interiors, and brighter designs. In the 1970s, Europeans could enjoy flying in an elite club setting aboard the Boeing 747.

This model began to be developed in the 1960s, when Pan Am ordered a 400-seat aircraft from Boeing. The head of the airline wanted to make the plane double-decker, but Boeing's design team doubted it was a good idea. The designers were in favor of a wide fuselage, which at that time was more justified from an engineering and economic point of view, as well as from a safety standpoint. Boeing built a prototype aircraft cabin that was then used on real planes by Pan Am, TWA, American, United, National, Continental, Iberia, JAL and SAS.

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Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747 Source: Sploid

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

The first class, as now, was upstairs. Here you could sit quite freely, as in a real living room.

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

A later first class design aboard a Boeing 747.

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Comfortable sofas for the most demanding passengers.

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

A characteristic feature is the wide seats and the absence of shelves for hand luggage above your head.

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Entrance to first class lounge.

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Cozy corner, isn't it?

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Lounge area with cup holders and ashtrays.

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Cheerful and beautiful stewardesses.

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Plenty of free legroom.

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

A prototype economy class cabin for a 400-seat aircraft with a wide fuselage.

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Above the middle row of seats there are no shelves for hand luggage, and the side ones are not as big as they are now.

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

In the first class, all conditions are created for passengers to completely relax.

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Here, even the luggage compartment looks like a scene from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Luxury flight in the seventies on a Boeing 747

Keywords: Boeing | Comfort | Retro photo | Aircraft | Style | Chic

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