Thomas D. Pellegrin (🥝,🔪)
@aviationdoctor.eth
Channel idea: AMA. Lots of folks with cool and niche expertise here, would be great to give them a platform and offer everyone an opportunity to learn
0xLuo
@0xluo.eth
@saymore seems to want to implement this feature (although it's slightly different from AMA), but not many people are using it.
Author Reply ❌
Farcaster Comments
Christopher Wallace
@christopher
what is your favorite airport to fly into? and least favorite?
Thomas D. Pellegrin
@aviationdoctor.eth
Impromptu AMA 😅 thanks for the Q. I have to rate Changi and Dubai both very highly because they run tight operations and focus heavily on the passenger experience. Least favorite, possibly Paris CDG (though I heard it has improved a lot in the recent months due to the coming Olympics), or Manila. And yourself?
Christopher Wallace
@christopher
no problem. the new SLC airport is my favorite as a passenger. the Delta lounge has sick views of the mountains, and it is very clean/friendly. behind that is probably Zurich — i prioritize efficiency.
least favorite is now DFW. it’s just old and poorly planned out
g (🥝,🔪)
@g3rard.eth
💯 killer channel request. So many SME's in here!
artlu.eth
@artlu
which airports are best for a city daytrip combined with a long layover?
reference Frankfurt's cheap, regular train service 15mins to/from the walkable and touristy city center
brianjckim
@brianjckim.eth
this could probably be a standalone client
Thomas D. Pellegrin
@aviationdoctor.eth
So I’m less of a travel blogger/influencooor than an SME on industry trends, challenges, and the future of aerospace and aviation. My travel playground is mostly Asia, so my answer to this may not be helpful. Still, Dubai has some nice day (even overnight) packages and a visa-friendly policy for a quick layover visit
artlu.eth
@artlu
very fair!
will rising wealth in Asia cause global travel prices to rise because of demand, or to fall due to induced supply and/or found efficiencies?
Thomas D. Pellegrin
@aviationdoctor.eth
Plane seats are perishable and non-fungible + airlines tend to operate locally/regionally, so an increase in travel demand in Asia (from more disposable income) might temporarily increase the ticket price on those routes (until more capacity comes online), but not elsewhere (assuming aircraft manuf. isn't a bottleneck)
Thomas D. Pellegrin
@aviationdoctor.eth
Also, air travel demand in China (the main market until now) was actually slowing down before COVID on account of declining demographics, slowing productivity gains, isolationism, and market maturing.
artlu.eth
@artlu
followup Q: in your opinion, are we at Peak Mass Travel? 4 euro flights across Europe, $19 flights SE Asia, idk but remember something about domestic India
imo it's one of the best things about being alive today, but maybe it's just a blip of human history
Thomas D. Pellegrin
@aviationdoctor.eth
I think we are, and I don’t like it. The only reason it’s so cheap rn is that its negative externalities (GHG emissions) are borne by 8B people, when only ~.8–1.2B have ever flown. If we were to include the true cost of those externalities into airfares, demand would crash through the price elasticity of demand.
Thomas D. Pellegrin
@aviationdoctor.eth
Aviation is facing an expensive transition period into sustainable fuels (currently 4–5 times more expensive than Jet A1) + alternative propulsion modes over the next 20 years. I don’t believe the era of cheap, democratized flying will continue unabated. This article summarizes my thinking well