Trains are great, but they can only go where tracks go. Planes are faster, too, ...

tmtvl · 2026-09-03T21:06:48 1788469608

Commercial passenger planes can generally only lift off and on at dedicated facilities, though.

jryle70 · 2026-09-03T21:17:41 1788470261

So both can coexist? what's the issue? Why does HN waste energy on pointless pissing contests?

tmtvl · 2026-09-04T14:00:56 1788530456

Yep, both can coexist perfectly well, in fact rail + flight + water + cycling should be good enough to account for the vast majority of mobility requirements.

7952 · 2026-09-03T21:21:30 1788470490

Those facilities can be much more modest and can scale up and down depending on location. Particularly for smaller short haul aircraft.

pkulak · 2026-09-03T23:26:50 1788478010

Maybe. But they can almost never be in places where people actually need to be; like central cities.