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[โ€“] supafuzz@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think airships would totally rule in Colombia

The thing about Colombia is that it's mountainous as fuck. It can take two days to drive to a place that you can fly to in 45 minutes, and trains are basically out of the question.

So you've got to get up and over the mountains, but you don't want to burn a lot of carbon doing it. Airships, baby! Longer flight times vs. jet aircraft but way faster and more comfortable than driving (and Jesus Christ don't get me started on Colombian buses).

[โ€“] supafuzz@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Longer flight times can even be good, Colombian domestic flights are too short for food and beverage service but on an airship with a bar you'd have time to get properly puzzled on some brews