Kip Powick Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Check out the fares from YYZ and in Canadian Currency too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deicer Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 The difference was back then those who flew wore suits and dresses and conducted themselves accordingly. The rest took the bus to Los Angeles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ikfu Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 You do need a frame of reference to other prices related to the cost of living at that time to be able to figure out how much the listed fares represent in hours of work required to purchase. How much was a TV, fridge, car? What was the average income? What's that supposed to be a DC-6? So we're talking late 40's early 50's? I can remember sodapop cost me under a dime. Not exactly sure of the price, but a dime out of my 25 cent allowance would buy me a pop and and a small bag of 3-for-1 candies, or a matinee movie for the 25 cents. A haircut was 50 cents or 25 cents for the buzz cut, so my dad would give me 50 cents, and I'd go for the cheap haircut. Likely a car was under $1000 to $1500 for the top end. A car cost $20-$40,000 now. The comparison appears to be that it's likely relatively cheaper to fly now for the number of hours required. Remember too that the government takes their share. The amount collected by the airlines including the taxes and fees, while a cost to the customer, does nothing for the airlines' bottomline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted January 9, 2005 Author Share Posted January 9, 2005 You do need a frame of reference What's that supposed to be a DC-6? So we're talking late 40's early 50's? Sorry...Forgot to insert the date.....1946 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Cronin Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Geez, isn't Jetsgo cheaper? Mind you, I'd wager that DC6 is somewhat more comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Can't beat the Jetsgo $1.00 sale it's all those tax charges killing the airlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ikfu Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 http://www.aier.org/cgi-aier/colcalculator.cgi http://eh.net/hmit/exchangerates YZ-LGA $17 or about $164 in 2004 by that calculator. The units don't matter, the effect at the end will be about the same, and the result will actually be a larger difference that in the CDN cost now, so $164 will be on the low side. THe exchange rate of US to CDN in 1946 was 1.07 CDN to buy a US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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