E_Snap t1_je7hsup wrote on March 29, 2023 at 11:36 PM

Reply to comment by A40 in This Swiss hypersonic hydrogen-powered jet will cut flights from Europe to Australia to 4 hours by altmorty

Normal people won’t pay extra for faster flights— that’s why the Concorde failed.

HardwareRaidIsDead t1_je98mka wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:22 AM

I think it was do to it crashing and burning.

Specific-Salad3888 t1_jebp32m wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:06 PM

Concorde didn't fail because of that. Concorde only sat 128 people it wasn't made for everyday traffic for the most of us, it was niche expensive experience for the few.

bdsee t1_je8fzrp wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:08 AM

Not true, I basically always pay extra to fly direct rather than have a layover...that is paying for a faster flight.

I would absolutely pay more to make the direct flight faster too...it is much easier to justify to myself than paying for premium economy or business class is.