Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
Agreed air fares are much cheaper now, in real terms.

My first return flight to the Phils in July 1990 cost me £700 on KLM. That took a bit of saving up in those days.
My very first flight ever was with Cathay August 1989 Gatwick to Hong Kong to meet my ex who was working there, it cost me £1200, I didn't know at that time how to find flights other than go to Thomas Cook in town because at that time I had never flown before and thought going abroad was only for the affluent people