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Does Air Travel Make Sense?

Posted by Guest Author | Posted in Travel | Posted on 28-02-2010

Air Travel-Pros and Cons

As the decades have passed air travel has continually grown in popularity. One can attribute a number of reasons for this increase in popularity and these are convenience and safety. The following are some of the positive and negative factors involving air travel.

Disadvantage: Airplanes Cause Pollution.

The major shortcoming of air travel is the pollution caused by it. Emission of greenhouse gases by the airplanes into our atmosphere results in things like global warming. For those people that try to limit their impact on the planet this could be a serious drawback. In order to overcome this problem many airlines nowadays make efforts to become more environmental friendly. One of the ways in which this is achieved by many of these airlines is to retrofit winglet devices that make the aircraft fuel efficient. Apart from this the airlines invest a large sum of money to replace their old aircraft by fuel efficient aircraft.

Disadvantage: High Cost

One major disadvantage in traveling by air is its cost. It is cheaper to fill up gas in your car and drive to your desired destination instead of going by flight. One way of solving the high cost air travel problem is to take advantage of discount
airline travel. Ultimate decision for flying or driving is dependent on whether you get a good deal on the airfare or not.

Disadvantage: Fear of Flying

Many people avoid flying for specific reasons. For anyone that has ever been on a flight that has experienced extreme turbulence or some type of other event it can be rather terrifying.

Advantage: Speed of Travel

One of the major advantages in air travel is that it is able to take you to any of the places where airports are available at a much faster rate than any other forms of transportation. Flying between two destinations in United States which are connected by air takes a few hours whereas going by car between these destinations might take a number of days. The savings obtained in this mode of air travel gives you an opportunity to enjoy your vacation for a longer period.

Advantage: Easy to Travel Long Distances

It is possible to cover long distances by flight in a reasonably short time whereas it is difficult to cover far off destinations by other modes of transportation. traveling to any destination in the world is possible if you travel by air. In the event of your opting for other modes of transportation you will find the travel time is quite long as compared to flying between these destinations.

Advantage: Safety

With regards to other forms of travel, air travel is considered to be one of the safest. Car accidents wherein people die happen in thousands every year. Even train derailments causing deaths are also being heard of very frequently. Air travel related disasters do happen but they occur much less frequently. Decision making on the mode of travel has been very easy for many people who consider safety as the main factor for opting to fly.

Choosing air travel is a personal decision, based on the factors discussed above along with a multitude factors not discussed here. For most travelers safety, speed of travel and cost are the over riding factors. As long as cost remains affordable air travel will continue to grow in popularity.

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