Air Canada Boeing 747s Once Had Dance Floors

Remember when flying was more than just about cramming into a metal tube with strangers and fighting for the armrest? Well, buckle up for a flight back in the 1970s when airlines thought, “Hey, what if passengers could get to dance at 35,000 feet?”

In today’s world of headphone-wearing, screen-staring airline passengers, it’s hard to imagine a time when your seatmate might ask, “Care to dance?” But in the not-so-distant past, the friendly skies were, well, friendly – and sometimes downright groovy.

Air Canada 747 Dance Floors

When the Boeing 747 jumbo jet debuted in 1970, airlines suddenly had extra space to play with and fierce competition to…