It was the early 1970s and I was in my mid-teens when I rode on an airliner for the first time. I was flying to Boston on an Allegheny DC-9. The flight took less than an hour. Regardless of our scheduled time aloft. I wore a suit and tie as was the norm at that time. In fact, for many years after, no matter the destination, I continued to sport a nice shirt, tie, and a pressed pair of pants.
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