Re: Question for old timers
- From: "Rog'" <rcblinnNoSpam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:43:55 -0400
"Mr. DBG" <mdbg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
What was airport security like in, say, the mid 1970s?
My first flight was in 1991.
I've heard that there was practically NO security in the mid
1960s; that a person could even carry a firearm on board;
they usually just turned them over to an FA on boarding
and had them handed back at the end of the flight.
No ID checks. You could give or sell a ticket to anyone.
As long as it had the correct origin+destination, gate agents
assumed it was your ticket. And yeah, gates did not close
until 10 minutes B4 departure. Before deregulation, flights
were more web-like than hub+spoke, which made it easier
to get to smaller airports.
.
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