Flight 001

I love walking through Flight 001 and getting that «thank god they thought of THAT!» feeling. We all have travel frustrations. Why do my portable shampoo bottles alway leak? Why can’t I seem to keep my passport, tickets and documents organized? What do I do with the wet cossie that must come with me when I leave Bali?
The people behind Flight 001 have thought of it all. What’s better, they have and awesome vintage-​chic style to boot. You might not need another waterproof cosmetic bag reeeeally, but this one has the New York subway map from 1950 on it! ARRGGghhh okay, you win. I must have it!
This shop has all kinds of designer luggage and things to keep you organized and on top of your travel game. One of the most useful? The compact luggage scale ($ 44). It hooks on the handle of your suitcase and then you pull the suitcase off the ground by two handles attached to the sides of the scale. Gone are the days of getting gouged by overweight luggage fees at the airport!

Welcome aboard Pan Am Flight 001. In 1947 this airline began the first regularly scheduled around the world passenger service starting in San Francisco and touching down in Honolulu, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Delhi, Beirut, Istanbul, Frankfurt, London and finally in New York. Flight 001 is appropriately named for this most famous flight route. They have stores in Sydney, Singapore and the U.S. (we’ve shopped at the Los Angeles store a number of times). When you step into the shop you feel like were transported into a modern airport filled with all kinds of travel goodies. The bright white, spaced out shelves carry all sorts of goodies like wallets, luggage, maps, books, in-​flight comfort items, adapters, gadgets, games and much more. All of their products have a modern design style and are perfect for gifts or if you want to pick up something for your upcoming holiday trip. We especially like their soft crumpled city maps (which fit easy in your pocket or bag), spacepaks (that help you organize your luggage) and that globe that magically spins on it’s own (because it’s just cool).

Flight 001 has cleverly blended a travel needs store with pop art making it an usual hybrid of practical and art.
Flight 001 offers a range of luggage from contemporary stylish to disposable super chic polypropylene bags. It is definitely worth checking out their range of «Mighty Wallets», my favourites being the Warhol Campbell’s Soup cans, computer paper and Mighty Mouse designs.
On the practical side (but still funky) they stock travel convenience bags called «Stuff» and high tech travel kits, forget about the nail clippers, theirs have usbs and a mouse. Also available are travel books clocks, head hpones and many other last minute items you may have forgotten to pack.
On more the funky side they offer Fish eye lense cameras and Lomo Okotomat cameras, which have eight lenses and therefore silumtaneously capture eight images.
Amongst Crown Street’s strip of pop culture retailers Flight 001 is worth a look even if you do not have a flight planned soon.