[throwway120385]

I flew the final 6 years of that period and enjoyed flying. Post-9/11 flying sucks and is a huge drag. If you're too young to have experienced pre-9/11 airports then you really don't know what you're missing. When I was little they let me see the cockpit in flight, and the flight attendants would bring me little snacks on late flights.

It was a totally different experience versus being crammed into a flying bus.

[drstewart]

It turns out being a kid that gets things for free is pretty nice.

Now compare the money your parents paid for your little vacations back then to a flight nowadays.

[throwway120385]

What are you trying to tell me? That the airport and airline experience isn't any different?