1949 NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES “HIGHROAD TO THE ORIENT” JAPAN HONG KONG PHILIPPINES MACAU 24874

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Dating to 1949, this film from Northwest Orient Airlines “Highroad to the Orient“ pays visits to Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, and the Philippines. It was made by Reid H. Ray Inc. Northwest was founded in 1926 and took on the moniker “Northwest Orient“ after 1947, when it established transpacific routes to Japan. It was absorbed into Delta Airlines in 2010. The film begins with the route of the trip shown on a spinning globe (0:23). Manhattan, New York Harbor (1:10). Times Square (ads: Admiral Television Appliances, Pepsi-Cola, Hotel Astor) (1:15). Northwest Orient Express Plane (tarmac, boarding) (1:23). Passengers on plane. Takeoff (1:38). In-flight service. Passengers reading. Flight map: N.Y. / D.C. northwest across U.S. (2:06). Boeing Stratocruiser. Man looks out window (2:23). Mount Fujiyama (2:40). Japanese coast, Tokyo aerials (2:46). Tokyo International Ai