airlines are getting tough with people who bring roller bags on plane

[Golden Raisin]

72. I started flying as a child in the 1950s.

I remember prop planes, rolling stairs wheeled out on the tarmac to board and deplane, full, luxurious, multi-course meal services on long flights and smoking allowed in the entire plane. And yes, people DRESSED very elegantly, but this was also true of train travel up until the early 1960s. Now, the airlines charge you for everything they can, all or most of which used to be included in the price of your ticket. In the air today, in coach class, the atmosphere is dismal Greyhound bus. Seating and legroom are scandalously bad, insufficient and uncomfortable. Everything has become smaller and narrower, including the aisles. I just flew back from Atlanta and the stewardesses had great difficulties and could barely maneuver the cart through the incredibly narrow aisle. Many customers have no manners, trying to shove bags the size of mini-steamer trunks into the overhead bins, usually not the ones directly over THEIR seats, etc. However, none of what happens in the air is as bad as the experience on the ground in the airport though. The lines, intrusive & rude security checks, snotty, badly-trained personnel, shabby treatment, “no gate available” when you land, and more endless waiting. It's better to be young and only have ever known this sort of flying experience as "normal". It's hard on those of us who once had infinitely nicer flying experiences. We used to think of it as glamorous and exciting. And it was. No more!