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Re:US airlines transported passengers over two light-years s... by CalRobert on Monday December 02, 2024 @06:44AM (#42295238)
Why, if I may ask?
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Re:US airlines transported passengers over two light-years s... by oleganza on Monday December 02, 2024 @06:48AM (#42295265)
Because your life is measured in hours, not miles.

Also for the most flights the alternative is not driving or riding a train, but not travelling at all over that distance.

Examples: 1) unnecessary business trips ("that meeting could've been an email"); 2) long-range vacations ("let's travel somewhere local 1-2 hr by car instead of 3-6 hr by plane")

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Re:US airlines transported passengers over two light-years s... by hoseja on Monday December 02, 2024 @07:37AM (#42295593)
Why not walk everywhere then.
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Re:US airlines transported passengers over two light-years s... by Fire-Dragon-DoL on Monday December 02, 2024 @11:53AM (#42297979)
Supposedly a 100 days trip is more dangerous than a 10 hours one
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Re:US airlines transported passengers over two light-years s... by lostmsu on Monday December 02, 2024 @10:34AM (#42297174)
You can choose between time of the road trip to the place + road morts vs flight time + flight morts.
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