Short-Haul Market Needs

• Unacceptable delays

• Infrastructure constraints

  • Shortage of slots at busy airports
  • Creation/Expansion of new airports not always possible
    • Prohibitive cost of land acquisition and development
      • New hub airport like DFW would require ? 18,000 acres of land
      • Cost around ? $ 5 billion + terminal + handling + support costs
    • Tremendous public resistance
      • e.g. Narita in Tokyo, Gatwick in UK, Rewas-Mandhwa in Mumbai, ….

• Large fraction of Short Haul traffic from hub airports

  • > 60% of all flights travel < 435 NM (805 Km) and last ? 1 hour

• Time saving for business passengers

  • Requires reduction in total travel time
    • Reduced access time

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