how come closer destinations have flights to each other?
how come closer destinations have flights to each other? how come Boston has Flights to NEw York City when they are 3.5 hours apart? and why does like Charlotte have flights to Spartanburg and Greensboro when they are 100 miles or less from Charlotte???? and why does Pittsburgh have flights to DC when they are driveable. Why does Baltimore have flights to Philadelphia when they are 100 miles apart? and also I am from NH And when I go to NC or SC states I always drive but why would most from my state fly?
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1 :
some people dont want drive also a lot of frequenetly fliers can earn points for flying they cant do that driving they might have bussines in the airport.
2 :
100 miles or 160 km is normally the "limit" where air travel begins to be useful. It makes no sense to have a flight that is 50 miles but somewhere near and above 100 miles, it does. Remember it will take you about 2 hours to drive 100 miles (depending on roads and traffic). A flight is only about 30 minutes.
3 :
just to add from other responses, that there also has to be a reasonable demand, and could well be in smaller aircraft.
4 :
People are sometimes in a rush, business-wise, emergencies, etc. BOS-JFK/EWR, 3.5 hours apart with driving, 30-40 minutes by flying. If your relative/sibling/parent suddenly needs help or a business opportunity that requires you to be in New York as soon as possible, what do you do? Take a flight. You can drive your way down to Brazil, why not do that then? Nobody would want to bother with paying car insurance where they aren't insured in. Cars can break down on highways more than planes breaking down in airports, delaying you more time, you may need to get more rest-stops. Or some people are so dog gone tired they rather fly. Be considerate and think of these reasons, not everything is so simple and cheap as driving.
5 :
Some people would rather fly because it gets you there quicker. Also sometimes airline flights between 2 cities are really cheap so it is almost worth it to pay for the plane ticket and earn frequent flier miles versus driving, paying for gas and accumulating miles on your car.
6 :
It is possible.Many don't want to drive or just wanna loose traffic and reach a lot faster.
