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DrDan

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25. have to agree with you - I fly a lot - and out of Orlando

Sat May 30, 2015, 05:38 PM

May 2015

so flights with lots of children are the norm. Always neat to watch them as we get close to Orlando, and Disney. They get soooooo excited.

Don't understand these folks that want no-children flights. Your "grumpy people" description is spot-on.

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United Airlines Had Men-Only Flights Until 1970. Here�s the Manly Services They Offered. [View all] brooklynite May 2015 OP

Goodness,,, I had no idea. n/t KarenS May 2015 #1

United wasn't the only one. SheilaT May 2015 #2

When Mohawk airlines was talked about on Mad Men dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #3

Yep. Real airline. SheilaT May 2015 #4

and Ozark airlines too SoCalDem May 2015 #11

Interestingly enough.. Carewfan May 2015 #14

I immediately flashed back to Lance (our Eastern rep) SoCalDem May 2015 #16

And of course, it started flying to Cuba from Miami... Carewfan May 2015 #17

Air service to a lot of places that don't have it anymore. SheilaT May 2015 #45

My dad flew for Mohawk in the 70s. zappaman May 2015 #9

Is that for real?? The flight attendant is wearing a gown, or something? Jefferson23 May 2015 #15

Attendants used to wear hot-pants too ,,and on Air Jamaica SoCalDem May 2015 #24

That sounds like an entirely different planet...amazing., thank you. n/t Jefferson23 May 2015 #26

A whole bunch of airlines had hot pants on their SheilaT May 2015 #44

I was never aware of men only flights. KMOD May 2015 #20

Mohawk flight 405. SheilaT May 2015 #43

Wow. Tipperary May 2015 #22

Wow, smoking on airlines was disgusting. Thank god those days are over. nt Logical May 2015 #5

I remember when it was only the back rows where is was permitted. zappaman May 2015 #10

LOL, so true. Made no sense. nt Logical May 2015 #21

The planes went so fast; all the smoke was forced to the rear. n/t cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #30

Thank you for bringing science into the discussion! zappaman May 2015 #32

Glad I could help. I would add that on long flights, the smoke starts to creep forward... cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #35

Smoking did have one good side effect. ManiacJoe May 2015 #19

It also sealed them jberryhill May 2015 #27

Amen! The smoke was disgusting. Owl May 2015 #38

Airlines need to implement "No Children" Flights FLPanhandle May 2015 #6

I always thought that they should have put the screaming kids hifiguy May 2015 #7

As a smoker, I was grateful for the smoking sections on planes, RebelOne May 2015 #8

I'm old enough to remember them before the smoking sections Warpy May 2015 #28

They should implement "no grumpy people" flights first. pnwmom May 2015 #12

have to agree with you - I fly a lot - and out of Orlando DrDan May 2015 #25

Amen! n/t PasadenaTrudy May 2015 #42

in a pressurized DC-6 ....main, er- MANLINER! Warren DeMontague May 2015 #13

Sounds pretty cool actually. PeteSelman May 2015 #18

Sure, nothing like smoking a cigar in a enclosed tube. nt Logical May 2015 #23

That's an amenity you're paying for. PeteSelman May 2015 #29

Smoking a cigar, not so bad. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #36

I know guys who would *love* this. Nye Bevan May 2015 #31

Me too. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #37

Smoking a big dried turd. SheilaT May 2015 #46

"Cigars, cocktails, steak..." Scurrilous May 2015 #33

Wow then you should have seen the Hooters flights... Historic NY May 2015 #34

Wasn't there an airline with "Pacific" in its name 1939 May 2015 #39

Pacific southwest airlines mainer May 2015 #41

lol Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #40