Luxury airline Pan Am is returning for comeback flight with £50,000 tickets

Modern air travel is often seen as a chore rather than something to enjoy for most people.

Low budget airliners have meant that many of us can travel more now than ever before - but it also means being cramped into tiny seats, spending hours sat on the floor at departure gates and being charged extra if you need a bag bigger than a rucksack.

However, if you've ever wondered what it would be like to travel during the golden age of aviation here's your chance - but there's a very expensive catch.

Next year, vintage US airliner PanAm will be making it's glorious comeback for just two weeks only, at a cost of just £50,000 per person.

Yes, you did read that right.

Priced at $65,500 (£50,215) for a single traveller - or a slightly reduced $59,950 (£46,313) each if two people book together - the two week once-in-a-lifetime flight spanning several continents.

Founded in the 1920s in America, PanAm (full name Pan American Airlines) was often seen as the pinnacle of luxury airline travel, with passengers treated to top-class service and luxury meals, while being flown to their destination by highly trained pilots.

Although the airline would later cease operations in 1991 due to bankruptcy, the name PanAm is still associated with first class travel - and now a new generation of travellers can experience the airline for themselves.

US airline PanAm ran from 1927 until 1991. (aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Now, I know what you're thinking and it's probably something along the lines of: 'why would I want to spend 50 grand on just one holiday when I could be take multiple first class journeys and still have change leftover?'

Well, other than 'it's the experience, duh', it's worth pointing out that this trip isn't just one very expensive plane ticket but the luxury equivalent of a package holiday.

PanAm has partnered with travel company Criterion for the trip, which lasts for two weeks and sees travellers to and from New York via Bermuda, Lisbon, Marseille, London and Foynes.

Travellers will fly on a private chartered Boeing 757-200 and be served luxury meals, as well as having an open bar and 'lie-flat' seats which are designed for socialising as well as sleeping.

The trip also offers stays at luxury hotels such as The Waldorf Astoria in New York, The Savoy in London and The Ritz in Lisbon.

The airline is often associated with the golden age of air travel. (Morse Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

It's not explicitly mentioned how much of the food, drinks and extras are covered by the eye-watering price tag - Criterion vaguely writes that 'most meals and beverages' are covered - but for that price you'd hope surely hope that this is an all-inclusive trip.

If this trip sounds like something you fancy, act quick, as there's only 50 seats available on the flight.

But something tells us they won't be selling out any time soon.