Electric planes are also quite a lot quieter than jet planes! Electric planes also favor more, smaller planes due to weight/energy-density constraints and the

Electric planes are also quite a lot quieter than jet planes! Electric planes also favor more, smaller planes due to weight/energy-density constraints and the economics of jet engines vs electric motors: a small jet engine isn't dramatically cheaper than a big jet engine, so airlines prefer larger planes with big engines; however, electric motor costs scale more linearly so a smaller electric planes are not significantly less economical than big electric planes (even excluding energy density concerns). With more, smaller flights, we could well see significant changes in the flight network. Rather than big flights between hubs, we may instead see more flights between smaller regional airports.