By Steve Przybilla May 3, 2017 Original Story Die legendäre Fluggesellschaft Pan Am lebt. Zumindest in einer nachgebauten Boeing 747 in Los Angeles. Talaat Captan, Gründer von „Pan Am Experience“, erklärt, warum seine Kunden mehrere hundert Dollar für ein bisschen Nostalgie ausgeben. Los Angeles – Die legendäre Fluggesellschaft Pan Am lebt. Zumindest in einer nachgebauten Boeing 747 in Los Angeles. Talaat Captan, Gründer von „Pan Am Experience“, erklärt, warum seine Kunden mehrere hundert Dollar für ein bisschen Nostalgie ausgeben. Mister Captan, um ein paar Stunden in einer nachgebauten Flugzeug-Kabine zu sitzen, geben Ihre Gäste bis zu 345 Dollar aus. ­Warum? Weil sie im Jahr 1970 sind, sobald sie unser Studio betreten. Die Uniformen, der Ticketschalter, die Sitze, die Bar – […]

by JeniLynn Knopp May 3, 2017 Original Story Many people view “plane food” as a form of cruel and unusual punishment, but a company in Los Angeles has made it the centerpiece of a new $300 experience.Called the Pan Am Experience, “passengers” are checked-into a 70’s retro-fitted “flight” where they feast on a five-course meal that is served up by flight attendants. In this unique restaurant experience created by Air Hollywood takes place in Los Angeles on a believable retro airplane film set, like those used in many Hollywood productions. Diners are given boarding passes, ticket jackets and first class carry-on tags all in the style of the airline’s golden age and then escorted into a lounge called the Clipper Club. […]

By Mark Frauenfelder May 2, 2017 Original Story At $300 a person, the Pan Am Experience in Los Angeles costs more than many round trip plane flights. But the food is better and they won’t knock your teeth out or kill your rabbit. Your Pan Am Experience begins at our exclusive First & Clipper class check-in desk. where our Pan Am customer service agent provides each passenger with a 70’s style boarding pass, ticket jacket and first class carry-on tags. You’ll be invited into the Clipper Club where you’ll have an opportunity to peruse the vintage Pan Am memorabilia including authentic uniforms, airline seats, handbags, artwork, and more. You can mingle with other enthusiasts at the Clipper Club lounge, share stories, […]

What we really want to see is “The United Experience” By Rain Noe April 28, 2017 Original Story While the experience of driving is better today than it was fifty years ago, flying commercial has become worse. That has given rise to a rather bizarre, nostalgia-driven restaurant in Los Angeles: The Pan Am Experience, where people pay $300 a head to sit in a reconstructed 1970s-era 747 and have a 4.5-hour, six-course meal with caviar and booze. The experience is meant to evoke the days when flying was a luxury and chances were slim that you’d get your teeth knocked out on the tarmac in Chicago. The stewardesses carve your food up for you in the aisles while you studiously […]