Vintage photos show what air travel looked like in every decade

A plane cabin in the1960s.Fox Photos / Stringer / Getty Images

• The 1950s are widely known as the golden age of air travel, as flying was then a glamorous affair.
• Before that, flights were super loud, cold, and unpressurized.
• Today, at least pre-pandemic, flying is all about having the same conveniences we are used to having on the ground.
• Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, food and beverage service has been cut on many flights, and masks are required.
• While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer advises against nonessential travel, it does warn that "travel increases your chance of getting and spreading COVID-19."

Air travel has changed drastically throughout the decades.

From the very first flight in the early 1900s to seat-side, hand-carved hams in the 1950s, to today's touchscreen entertainment systems, air travel has come a long way.

Keep scrolling to see what air travel looked like in every decade.