Men-Only Flights, Homemade Pies for Dinner... And Low-Flying Detours to Photograph the Wildlife Below

Global travel is quicker, smarter and cheaper than ever before. We’ve come a long way since the days of zeppelins or four week long transatlantic sea crossings.

While many elements of getting around have streamlined our lives, some aspects of golden age travel have sadly disappeared – others we should be pleased to see that back of.

With that in mind, here’s a quick look at how flights, cruises and train journeys have moved with the times.

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Incredibly, this was actually a thing. According to the website Boarding Area, United Airlines ran not one but two men-only routes between 1953 and 1970.

The ‘executive flights’ flitted between New York and Chicago and Los Angeles and San Francisco, offering cocktails, cigars and ‘a full course steak dinner’.

The only women allowed on-board were air stewardesses and the DC-6 Mainliners flew at 5pm most days a week (excluding Saturday). Here’s a snippet from the original ad:

An advetisment for the men-only ‘Chicago execuative’ flight, which ran every day at 5pm except Saturdays

’Relax after a busy day on this special DC-6 Mainliner flight. You’ll enjoy the informal, club-like atmosphere.’

‘Smoke your pipe or cigar, if you wish, and make yourself more comfortable by using the pair of slippers provided…. take off your coat and stretch out in a deep, soft Mainliner sea. Or enjoy congenial company in the lounge…… A club in the sky, for men only.

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