03-11-2017, 12:05 AM
It's slightly tricky though, since short flights aren't always slower and in less demand than rail or bus.
For instance, Paris-London is quickest by plane, and there is a very high demand, yet this distance sanction would unrealistically diminish that.
Furthermore in under-developed parts of the world, the plane is the most reliable way to travel, such as between Yangon and Bangkok, so the distance by air is quite short but by car or bus it would take very long given the bad infrastructure.
I wonder how we could find a synthesis between this general rule of thumb and contextual contradictions or exceptions to it...
For instance, Paris-London is quickest by plane, and there is a very high demand, yet this distance sanction would unrealistically diminish that.
Furthermore in under-developed parts of the world, the plane is the most reliable way to travel, such as between Yangon and Bangkok, so the distance by air is quite short but by car or bus it would take very long given the bad infrastructure.
I wonder how we could find a synthesis between this general rule of thumb and contextual contradictions or exceptions to it...