Most memorable journeys...odd, funny and just plain wonderful

I'm trying to rediscover the pleasure of flying as an airline passenger.

As a young fella in the 70s I did technical backup work, which required me to fly at a moments notice to wherever, sort the problem, then catch the next plane home. This lasted about 3 years, and while I never wanted to see the inside of another hotel or restaurant at the end of that, the flying was a delight. And I've been trying to understand where that has gone.

Nowadays my airline flights are infrequent. But I'm working on it: I always book a window seat. I take a book but almost never read it. I don't turn on the entertainment centre. And I look out the window a great deal and for long periods. Folk mostly don't chat the way they used to. But I can still get the edge of it.

This guy says it:

So. We've all heard the how-awful-it-all-is air travel stories.

How about some of the good ones???