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Air Travel In The 1930S. In order to book a ticket, you would have to visit a travel agent or call the airline directly over the phone. I have to confess to being a great fan of the agatha christie's poirot series on tv.

Passengers boarding a Sikorsky S40 Miami, Florida early
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Air travel was expensive and passengers got as many frills as possible thrown in. Just 6,000 americans traveled commercially by airplane in all of 1930, according to smithsonian national air and space museum. The number of airline passengers in the united states went from less than 6,000 in 1926 to about 173,000 in 1929.

Passengers boarding a Sikorsky S40 Miami, Florida early

Conclusion in the early days of air travel, at least on the british empire routes, most passengers were on business assignment. It was bit of a chicken and egg scenario. The 1938 map above comes from peter j. It was a time of glamorous air hostesses and gourmet meals, and of great leg room for all.