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Subject: Re: Obscene pilot forces Northwest to cancel flight Posted on: Sun, 8 Apr 2007 16:19:52 +0000 (UTC)

True.. The only downside is that the high-speed trains often cost more
than traveling by air!

--Dan



>
> With high-speed trains, that would be even more true. Very high speed trains
> in Europe have cut deeply into airline business, because they make trips of
> less than 1000 km or so faster by train than by plane, and with far, far less
> hassle. The trains are also city center to city center, and you just step on
> and off, without any waiting, boarding lines, delays, cancellations, or
> two-hour commutes between the airport and the city each way.
>
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