
This “stewardess” only wants what’s best for you, explains the ad. “A cool drink. A good dinner. A soft pillow and a warm blanket. This is not just maternal instinct. It’s the result of the longest Stewardess training in the industry.” And there’s the added bonus that the flight attendants of the era were expected to look like anything but mom. It would be decades and a few law suits before airlines ended weight restrictions and other looksist rules. But they’re still promising that you’ll be babied, but only in business class.