New Bedford Regional Airport has regularly scheduled passenger service to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard these days on Cape Air. In the 1950s-1960s, the airport was served by Northeast Airlines - and in the 1970s-1980s, it was served by Air New England. Those airlines flew to Boston & New York too - and they had roomy airplanes that you could stand up in.

New Bedford Regional Airport has regularly scheduled passenger service to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard these days on Cape Air. In the 1950s-1960s, the airport was served by Northeast Airlines - and in the 1970s-1980s, it was served by Air New England. Those airlines flew to Boston & New York too - and they had roomy airplanes that you could stand up in.