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The biggest problem in my opinion is the same problem concord had. You had to have two planes in every source location in case one of them has problems because
by kachapopopow 2y ago
The biggest problem in my opinion is the same problem concord had. You had to have two planes in every source location in case one of them has problems because your customers *will not accept a delay*.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> You had to have two planes in every source location in case one of them has problems because your customers will not accept a delay I’ve never seen this cited as a major problem for the Concorde. Assuming the tickets are under $50k, it wouldn’t be a problem today—someone paying $10 to 30k for first class isn’t kept a back-up jet for their convenience. Flying was immature in the Concorde’s era.
- rob74 2y agoThat makes sense - if someone plans to fly London - New York for an important meeting, arriving there two hours late because the supersonic plane was switched for a subsonic one is not an option. Of course, nowadays they could just jump on a Zoom call instead, but where's the fun in that?