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Old 14th Jan 2020, 21:18
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Originally Posted by CEJM
In the article below the Connect Airways CEO is talking about the possibility of stopping flights if the route can easily made by train or road. Unfortunately the definition of ‘easy’ is not given./
In fact the majority of their routes cross water so this does not apply, and the UK routes tend to be long and not favourable to ground transport anyway.

I think this comment must have been aimed at some know-nothing, possibly some government official who has seen their "Faster than road or rail" strapline on the aircraft. Route decisions are taken based on profitability and effective aircraft/resource usage, not on whether there's a good train service.
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