First class once meant a wicker chair
The golden age of flying was actually completely miserable. In the 1920s, early passenger planes were just unpressurized, freezing tin cans. Paying a premium for 'first class' didn't get you a lie-flat bed and free champagne; it literally just meant you got to sit on a lightweight wicker patio chair that wasn't bolted to the vibrating floor, trying desperately not to freeze to death.

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