So about that Hindenburg...
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Didn't know it crossed the Atlantic. God, that must have taken fucking forever.
It would take a couple days, but they were competing with steam ships which would take twice that.
Imagine the experience. Floating in silence 500 feet above the water in total luxury. I’m sure the time passed without notice. You were traveling 3x as fast as the 2nd option of the day. They probably felt like they were on the Concord.
But a lot more comfortable and classy, with room to move about.
Modern airplanes might be faster, but they sure resemble the way cattle are transported.
Sure, but if they brought it back the luxury liners would still be priced so most people can't afford them. You'd have the upper class on the airship, and the rest of us on the same old plane.
In economy class yes (I'm looking at you, Spirit Airlines, with your seats that are so close to each other that I couldn't even keep my knees in front of me).
On bigger planes it's not as bad.
First class is always the best, but it's always too expensive.
The Concord was faster, and luxurious, but only rich people could afford it. People didn't travel will nilly across continents back then, and poor people didn't travel at all.
It wasn't too bad apparently - less than 2 days going from the US to Europe, a bit over 2 days going the other way.