Worldwide Airline Routes
Flying was innovative and daring in the early years of the 20th century. Traveling by aircraft was unique. Airlines, airplanes, airports, air routes -none of these existed.
The history of commercial air journey starts in 1914 when the world’s first registered passenger service set off connecting Tampa and St Petersburg, piloted by Tony Jannus. Though commercial flying did not take off fast, through the 1920s, more and more airlines and aviation businesses tried to make on this milestone with differing levels of success.
During the 1920s and 1930s, it became usual for mail to be delivered by air, and many airmail airplanes would also take commuters. One such airline was Western Air Express, which united with Delta in 1987. The airline transported its first load of mail in April 1926 and was greeting passengers by May of the same year — this 1st journey was Salt Lake City to Los Angeles via Las Vegas.
Map of significant world air routes in 1920
