The US should create an Airport to Airport bullet train.
The owners of the airports would be less likely to fight train travel if they were part of the profit. It would be easier for travelers to make large moves on the planes and smaller distances on bullet trains. The flight priority could be changed so that the smaller airport could take the regional flights so the larger airport has more gates open for coveted international non-stop flights. Some may balk at the increased role of TSA, but it would create a uniform safety standard for the two forms of travel. Again, bringing in more partners may prevent obstacles.
Let's use Minneapolis to Rochester, MN as an example. Many people fly into Minneapolis to go to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. It would be easy to catch a connecting train from Minneapolis to Rochester for that reason. Rochester would take the flights to places like Omaha, NE or Pierre, SD. Minneapolis would have more gates open to pursue direct flights to Korea and China. If a snowstorm hits Minneapolis but misses Rochester, the flight could easily be diverted and passengers could get a free token for a train right to Minneapolis. The first A2A Bullet train should be Denver to Colorado Springs. They're both strong airports and there might even be a lot of commuters that use it to avoid the highways. CS might even be happier to handle local flights and leave the international flight traffic to Denver. Perhaps some towns would even choose to close down their noisy airport and just have a direct bullet train to one.
Miami to Fort Lauderdale is 30 miles apart. Linking those two airports could great increase their ability to offer south american flight deals.
The owners of the airports would be less likely to fight train travel if they were part of the profit. It would be easier for travelers to make large moves on the planes and smaller distances on bullet trains. The flight priority could be changed so that the smaller airport could take the regional flights so the larger airport has more gates open for coveted international non-stop flights. Some may balk at the increased role of TSA, but it would create a uniform safety standard for the two forms of travel. Again, bringing in more partners may prevent obstacles.
Let's use Minneapolis to Rochester, MN as an example. Many people fly into Minneapolis to go to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. It would be easy to catch a connecting train from Minneapolis to Rochester for that reason. Rochester would take the flights to places like Omaha, NE or Pierre, SD. Minneapolis would have more gates open to pursue direct flights to Korea and China. If a snowstorm hits Minneapolis but misses Rochester, the flight could easily be diverted and passengers could get a free token for a train right to Minneapolis. The first A2A Bullet train should be Denver to Colorado Springs. They're both strong airports and there might even be a lot of commuters that use it to avoid the highways. CS might even be happier to handle local flights and leave the international flight traffic to Denver. Perhaps some towns would even choose to close down their noisy airport and just have a direct bullet train to one.
Miami to Fort Lauderdale is 30 miles apart. Linking those two airports could great increase their ability to offer south american flight deals.
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