1959 Western Airlines tour brochure - Los Angeles & Pasadena - Delta Air Lines

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Western Airlines (WAL) was founded in 1925 and was a major US airline based in California, with operations throughout the western US, Alaska, Hawaii and western Canada. Delta Air Lines acquired WAL in 1987. For auction a brochure for travel and touring Los Angeles and Pasadena; it is dated March 1959. Western, like other airlines of the time, packaged flights and hotels with tours to increase its vacation traffic. Western offered all-DC6B prop airplane flights. Travelers could choose between the Sheraton-West Hotel in Los Angeles or the Huntington-Sheraton Hotel in Pasadena. Land tours included trips to Hollywood, Beverly Hills, movie studios, Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, and San Diego
1959 Western Airlines tour brochure - Los Angeles & Pasadena - Delta Air Lines
1959 Western Airlines tour brochure - Los Angeles & Pasadena - Delta Air Lines
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Description
Western Airlines
(WAL
) was
founded in 1925
and was a major US airline based in California, with
operations throughout the western US, Alaska, Hawaii and western Canada
. It its later years, it operated
flights to the eastern US, Mexico, London and Nassau, Bahamas
.
Delta Air Lines acquired WAL in 1987
and merged WAL into the Delta system.
For auction a brochure for travel and touring Los Angeles and Pasadena
; it is
dated March 1959
. Western, like other airlines of the time, packaged flights and hotels with tours to increase its vacation traffic.
Western offered all-DC6B prop airplane flights
. Travelers could choose between the
Sheraton-West Hotel in Los Angeles
or the
Huntington-Sheraton Hotel in Pasadena
. Land tours included trips to Hollywood, Beverly Hills, movie studios, Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, and San Diego.
Round-trip airfares from various origins are cited
(Minneapolis was 1.80),
as are hotel costs
(7 nights in Pasadena was .00 per person in a single bedroom, while Los Angeles was .75).
This brochure measures appx 9x4 inches folded and opens to appx 18x12 inches. It is printed on semi-glossy paperstock. While now
over 55 years old
, it is in
very good condition
. There are no rips, tears, writing or markings, just minimal wear.
A great item for any airline collector.
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