article_snippet.sent: And when we do jet off, it will be even easier than it is today.
article_snippet.sent: Airbus research also suggests that every flight in the world could, on average, be around 13 minutes shorter, which would save millions of tonnes of excess fuel annually.
article_snippet.sent: Whether or not We end up colonising on the moon, Skyscanner's Filip Filipov points out that the possibility of flying in low orbital space will radically cut inter-continental flight times. '
article_snippet.sent: In the case of Virgin Galactic, whose ship can orbit the Earth for 2.5 hours, a regular traveller might see a London to Sydney flight in 2.5 hours if the same technology can be applied safely in commercial aviation.'
article_snippet.sent: And if the same technology can be applied in commercial aviation, long-haul flights may cease entirely .
article_snippet.sent: And we may not even need planes at all!