This picture shows how small long haul airliners were in the mid 1950s - but there was plenty of leg room, and flight 'legs' were usually only for four or five hours.
It was 8 hours to Singapore, and another 8 to Columbo, and the noise of the 4 Merlin engines hard to bear for that long. One time there was a headwind so we had to stop to refuel in Saigon. I do remember the lounge area at the back of the plane as a welcome relief from the confined seating. As I recall, it was 2+3 across seating in tourist class, and 2+2 in first class.
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It was 8 hours to Singapore, and another 8 to Columbo, and the noise of the 4 Merlin engines hard to bear for that long. One time there was a headwind so we had to stop to refuel in Saigon. I do remember the lounge area at the back of the plane as a welcome relief from the confined seating. As I recall, it was 2+3 across seating in tourist class, and 2+2 in first class.