Any game that implements a form of fast travel finds 95% or players use it all the time or most of the time. Sure you could run to Stormwind - but even the tram was completely dead one griffon flight points were usable.
Weird example. That Gryphon ride is slower than taking the tram, or at least it used to be. The advantage of the Gryphon ride is that it was automatic.
I remember those arguments and races - and it all fell aside when people just hearthstones you Dalaran which was faster than both.
Flying? I hope I can teleport as easily as I can jump to a web page by clicking a bookmark or typing its URL.
Second Life had teleport. I walked, drove a car, went flying only for the fun of it or for very short distance movements.