I used to fly from Pearson to Europe in the seventies. Less traffic and less time to get to the airport. Showed up 40 minutes before the flight left. Plenty of time. More legroom, good service, decent meals, free drinks. Planes flew as fast than as they do now. I don't find the prices more affordable now and everything else has gone downhill big time. Takes me hours longer to get on a flight now. More time spent in traffic traffic and before boarding. Insufficient legroom, lousy meals, no free drinks. 
Forty years on I guess we call this progress.