How did ppl book flights before the internet?

[3:30]

Often times you made accommodations through the destination or you called the airport directly

act like phones didn’t exist brehs

 

[JAY?]

Most people used travel agents. A lot of people still do. They were like a multi service business. You can do your taxes, book flights and get documents translated or filled out. Stuff like that. They still exist. And often can get you better deals

 

[jadillac]

Computers existed.

You just called the airline, OR some people just went to the airport and booked in person several weeks out.

Internet just cuts out that part.

Travel agents were basically what Kayak or Google Flights is today

 

[MF budz]

K

Information Age

I’m 34 so I remember life before the internet, during the beginning and of course now, but I was too young to be booking flights n shyt like that

I’m 31, kids these days will never feel the pain of dial up internet speeds and not being able to use the phone at the same time. Now your phone is the internet, a camera, stop watch, Alarm clock,

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

I remember you could go to the gate and meet people getting off the flight.

 

[alpo]

I remember you could go to the gate and meet people getting off the flight.

 

[Capitol]

You would just show up at the airport and tell them where u wanted to go. Plane would take you.

Thats just crazy to me. Packing up all your stuff and just showing up and hoping it works. How barbaric

 

[MikelArteta]

Travel agents some are still around

you’d go to the mall and sit and book an itinerary

 

[Spence]

You could literally walk to the gate and buy a ticket if a seat was available and fly right out. They would check your luggage for the big bags and you would carry on whatever bags you wanted. Your relatives could also join you straight to the gate too

 

[Standing on business]

Off topic but map quest


nikka really used to print out a piece of paper with step by step directions

 

[⠀X ⠀]

You must be young af

There used to be tons of travel agencies all around town. Now there’s only a few

 

[zayk35]

I remember you could go to the gate and meet people getting off the flight.

Yep and security, what security?.... you could show up 20 minutes before your flight left and be good

 

[BrothaZay]

Flabby heads ruin every thread

 

[1thouwow]

You would just show up at the airport and tell them where u wanted to go. Plane would take you.

 

[YoungSimpson]

You could literally walk to the gate and buy a ticket if a seat was available and fly right out. They would check your luggage for the big bags and you would carry on whatever bags you wanted. Your relatives could also join you straight to the gate too

Yep Dad used to just walk up to the gate and buy a tickets similar to how you do at the movie theater.