I was really lucky with this because my first flight was almost forty years ago at a time when it was considered a nice luxury to fly. A friend and I found a cheap charter tour to Europe, landing in Rome and moving from there to Florence. It was a week, including everything, for about $400! We left from Kennedy Airport and there wasn't a lot of security checking and our friends and family could go right to the gate with us to see us off as long as they showed identification. And our flight was on one of those huge 747's that had a lounge upstairs. We thought flying would always be like this, with great meals and a lounge. Of course we were fortunate to have a little of the fairy tale while it lasted!