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Advantages and Disadvantages of Air Transport

It provides a regular, convenient, efficient and quick service.

Advantages of Air Transport


·           It provides a regular, convenient, efficient and quick service.

·           Perishable goods like fruits, vegetables, egg, meat, etc., can be transported quickly.

·           It does not require huge investment for construction and maintenance of track like railways.

·           They provide comfortable services for passengers and safety for their goods.

·           It can be used to move goods to areas, which are inaccessible to other means of transport.

·            It is very much helpful for flood or landslide and war rises to the occasion to save human life from danger.

 

Disadvantages of Air Transport


·           It is a very costly mode of transport. The rates and fares charged by which are beyond the reach of common people.

·           Air craft are not quite suitable for carrying heavy loads and weights.

·           It is not dependable because of unfavourable weather which may disturb the air service suddenly.

·           The   construction   and   maintenance of aerodromes involve a huge capital expenditure.

·           Everycountrycontrolstheairspaceabove its territory. Therefore, an aeroplane cannot fly over another country without obtaining its prior permission to concern authority.

 

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