Qantas is giving flyers a taste of the groovy days of air travel, recreating the first class lounge that was part of its 747 aircraft in the 1970s. A sensory treat of plush purples, burnt oranges and the sort of turquoise that you just don't see any more, the on-board lounges had a brief lifespan between 1971 and 1979, when they were scrapped to make way for business class seats. The lounge was recreated for the airline's latest safety video, and was officially launched today as a permanent display at the Qantas Founders' Museum in Longreach by CEO Alan Joyce.