Vivid vintage photos of what travel was like on an airplane for 100 years
Air travel underwent dramatic changes throughout each decade of its existence. Starting from the very first flight in the early 1900s, treating passengers with delicacies on board in the 50s and ending with modern entertainment systems with touch screens that we can use during the flight.
Let's see how flights on airliners looked in each of the decades.
1920s
The aircraft shook violently, the flight was accompanied by rumble, and a certain pressure was not maintained in the cabin.
1930s
The cabin of the aircraft in 1936.
1940s
The military flew in a transport plane in 1943.
1950s
Passengers rest on a plane in 1958.
1960s
Flying in the 60s.
1970s
The interior of the aircraft in 1976.
1980s
Aircraft in 1989.
1990s
This is what the plane looked like in the 90s.
2000s
And this is not so distant 2010.
Today
Touch screen TV in a modern airplane.