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Aren't plane just as often late ? My hypothesis is that planes are just as often late but people complain less because : 1. They have already taken the wh
by cassepipe 3y ago
Aren't plane just as often late ?
My hypothesis is that planes are just as often late but people complain less because :
1. They have already taken the whole day because getting to the airport, booking, security... so they don't care as much about a two hours delay.
2. They have some respect for the fact that we are allow to fly and see that as big technical challenge depending on weather and good security practices. On the other hand a train *seems* trivial when in reality it's not. Psychologically for most people it's just putting some cars on rails and it will basically drive itslef to its destination.
- dewey 3y agoNot if you are comparing to Deutsche Bahn. Where in the last months only 52% of long distance trains were on time: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-november-train-punctuality-worst-in-years-bild/a-67618089 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-november-train-punctuality-wor...
- KptMarchewa 3y agoThis includes 6-15 minutes lateness which would be absolutely inconsequential in air travel. We aren't comparing apples.
- Sakos 3y agoYou also aren't switching planes as frequently as you do trains, much less with 5-15 minutes of time to switch trains in many cases. 6-15 minutes of delay absolutely matters if it means you will likely miss connecting trains, which can easily lead to hour or hours long delays in reaching your destination.