You could easily find out if you’re right. Most airlines offer the same routes direct both with and without stops. The non-stop flights usually cost more (sometimes a lot more) and are often full. At least some of those people are optimizing for time. So clearly there is a demand to pay more for shorter flights.
I choose direct flights whenever I can. I don’t really care about the time, I care about the hassle, the interruption and the waiting that comes with having to change flights.
A lot of the time, I would gladly spend the same amount of hours—sleeping, reading, watching stuff-in the same plane.
Oh, I didn't see that important distinction. That makes sense, then, don't see why you would prefer non-stop over stops if it's the same plane you keep sitting in, other than that it takes less time.
I never flew in a plane that had stops, so I forgot that they exist.
> don't see why you would prefer non-stop over stops if it's the same plane you keep sitting in, other than that it takes less time.
That's exactly why I prefer them. Because of the time savings. And I'm willing to pay more for that.
> I never flew in a plane that had stops, so I forgot that they exist.
It's increasingly rare as airlines move to a more direct city to city model, but in the old hub and spoke days, you'd often find planes that stopped in one or two hubs on the way.
Southwest still make a lot of stops. If you want to get from the west coast to east cost, there's a really good chance of stopping in Denver, Kansas City, or Texas.
> That's exactly why I prefer them. Because of the time savings. And I'm willing to pay more for that.
Yeah, that's what I say, I misread you first, but after reading correctly, that's the only interpretation that makes sense. I was agreeing now.
> Southwest still make a lot of stops. If you want to get from the west coast to east cost, there's a really good chance of stopping in Denver, Kansas City, or Texas.
Since I moved to the US I mostly fly overseas, and when I lived in Germany for the rest of my life before that I mostly flew to other countries. I don't know, maybe flights with stops are less common in those scenarios.
