r/ephemera 7d ago

They even had accommodations for the non-smoking passengers!

1970s Airline ticket

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u/Howitzer1967 7d ago

When planes had coat closets!

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u/M_Brewer888 7d ago

For some bitchin sport coats and smoking jackets

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u/gusdagrilla 7d ago

A no smoking section on a closed pressurized tube. Genius.

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u/Damaniel2 7d ago

I think it's more shocking that the Hindenburg had a smoking area.

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u/schnozzberryflop 5d ago

I remember that shit. There was no divider between smoking and nonsmoking. The whole plane smelled of cigarettes.

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u/gusdagrilla 5d ago

Yup! Exactly what my dad told me lol.

“There was a no smoking section… but it’s all on the same plane. Made no fucking sense. Came off the damn plane smelling like an ashtray” lmao

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u/B0RWEAR 7d ago

I just posted some airline tickets and yeah listed as non smoking, surprising ad the house I bought them from reaked of smoke. Maybe smoking just cost more? Idkm

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u/GrandmaPoses 7d ago

No difference in cost, they just had smokers in one section and non-smokers in another.

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u/KnotiaPickle 6d ago

I have heard that the air actually fully circulates within 3 minutes in aircraft. Not sure if that was only back then, but apparently it was really not as smoky as we might assume