slightly off topic - Marc mentions he flies from Geneva to Amsterdam on Monday and vice versa on Friday and Craig's reaction to that seem to be of amazement. I am not from the continent obviously so I looked up the flight times and saw the total flight time was.. only 1.5 hours! Is that not normal and considered too long in Europe?
I ask because in Australia, that's roughly the same flight time from Sydney <-> Melbourne and a gazillion people take that route on a daily basis [1] plus it is considered a pretty short flight (try flying to Perth or Brisbane). At one point of my consulting career, I found myself flying to Sydney from Melbourne constantly every week for 6 months and at times, I just make it a day trip and take the first flight out in the wee hours in the morning and come back later in the evening. Mention it to anyone in Australia and no one will bat an eye!
I ask because in Australia, that's roughly the same flight time from Sydney <-> Melbourne and a gazillion people take that route on a daily basis [1] plus it is considered a pretty short flight (try flying to Perth or Brisbane). At one point of my consulting career, I found myself flying to Sydney from Melbourne constantly every week for 6 months and at times, I just make it a day trip and take the first flight out in the wee hours in the morning and come back later in the evening. Mention it to anyone in Australia and no one will bat an eye!
[1] As of 2015, it is noted as the 4th busiest route in the world - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_passenger_air_...