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> I think demand would increase dramatically if customers didn’t have to plan ahead I think customers won't be a fan of showing up and waiting 17 hours or what
by dodobirdlord 7y ago
> I think demand would increase dramatically if customers didn’t have to plan ahead
I think customers won't be a fan of showing up and waiting 17 hours or whatever until the next flight has enough people to fly.
> This will definitely happen when the industry gets disrupted by cheap autonomous and electric mini-planes
Battery energy density is a looooong way from matching jet fuel, especially since the weight of the carried jet fuel doesn't have to include the oxygen to react with. And smaller planes are less efficient. I don't see this happening.
- jl2718 7y agoSure. Inter-city electric is a no-go. Autonomous, however, is way past due, and the price of aircraft could easily drop by an order of magnitude. That means an oversupply of planes waiting for passengers. Anything that grows addressable passenger demand above the lowered cost basis will take over the industry.