what happens when a car can drive you to the destination in autodrive vs cattle class?
2 hours preboarding + 2-3 hour flight + 1 hour to get off plane and get luggage
vs
5 hour autodrive.
Flights will be reduced to overseas and superlong distance and time sensitive work.
2 hours preboarding + 2-3 hour flight + 1 hour to get off plane and get luggage
vs
5 hour auto drive.
A three hour flight would likely equal an 11 - 13 hour drive. You have to add that in to your equation....
Six hours vs 12 hours (auto drive) is still an attractive/sometimes necessary option, for many.