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> "When you have a passenger for essentially a whole day, it really does drive a whole set of new decisions," he said. This seems weird when we have ferry, tra
by xg15 4mo ago
> "When you have a passenger for essentially a whole day, it really does drive a whole set of new decisions," he said.
This seems weird when we have ferry, train or bus rides that can take days or even weeks. I get that planes are special in their ability to cross timezones and so warp the usual day-night rythm. But that doesn't seem enough to make this a completely novel problem. Is there something else that makes this unique?
- adampunk 4mo ago$$$
- netsharc 4mo agoPeople can get up and walk around on ferries and trains. Are there bus rides that take days? Even those most likely have breaks so the bus can fuel up, change drivers, and allow the passengers to eat, go to the bathroom and have a cigarette. A 1920's flight from London to Australia took 9 days and included 8 stops, a day's flying from London go you to (IIRC) Amsterdam, the next night would be spent in Austria. The passengers probably got dinner and a hotel stay every evening...