Air Travel Won't Suck in 2093

Flying sucks. Between the lousy service, lost luggage and inevitable delays, nothing about it can be called fun. But the folks at Finnair have looked into their crystal ball and seen a future where flying is green, serene and — dare we say it — enjoyable.The Finnish carrier is celebrating its 85th anniversary and, curious to see how air travel might look that far in the future, invited academics, business types and journalists to tell us what we might see in 2093. Their vision is laid out on the website Departure 2093: Five Visions on Future Flying, and it includes sleek planes that run on algae and venture into space, airlines that offer everything from personal flight attendants to pre-flight yoga and an industry that — gasp! — runs efficiently. (Demerjian, 2009)

Airtravel will always suck because no matter how large they build airplanes, the airlines will just fill them with more and more tiny seats.The only difference will be that instead of waiting for 200 idiots to put their bags away and sit down, we can wait for 800 or 1000.

Demerjian, Dave (2009,1,23). Air Travel Won't Suck in 2093. Retrieved January 24, 2009, from wired.com Web site: http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/01/in-85-years-air.html