The airplane, one of mankind’s greatest achievements, once provided a commercial experience that was considered luxurious, thanks in part to its ample in-flight lounges. Now the airplane has turned into a Kafka-esque punishment consisting of endless delays, arbitrary rules, overpriced mediocre food, and tight spaces.
While some airlines are making their economy seats better than ever, considering the rising cost of plane tickets, it’s hard not to wonder if we’re mostly paying to be miserable. Most airlines have turned their economy cabins into overpacked sardine tins (unless you’re able to book a “skycouch”). Was this truly what the Wright Brothers dreamed of when they sent us soaring to the heavens with the gift of flight? The absurdity of it all has been so normalized that it’s easy to forget it wasn’t always like this.
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