Gerard M Foley wrote: > The public always has two other options - drive or stay home. Drive is not always an option. Just ask any transoceanic passengers. Of course then you have ships as an option. However, ships, cars, and trains are all significantly slower than aircraft. For short haul travel surface transportation is certainly viable, but become significantly less appealing once you pass the point of one day's travel (about 700 miles for me). -- David Mueller / MRY dsm717@xxxxxxxxx http://www.quanterium.com