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markbark

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3. Flying from NYC to Oslo in 1962

Reply to Callalily (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 09:15 AM

12 hrs ago

Would have set you back about $550 in 1962 dollars.
That's about six grand in today's money.

First class on the same flight would be around $800 (almost $9K today)

With those kind of margins, the airlines could afford to toss a little prime rib your way

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