How to Use short-haul in a Sentence
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On the other hand, the quick turnaround time of short-haul flights can also put your belongings at risk.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025
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On short-haul routes, the cost increase is even lower, around €10 per passenger.
—Phil De Luna, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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The rangers determined that the short-haul mission was not feasible.
—Kate Perez, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023
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In fact, many travelers are swearing off short-haul flights on routes where a rail connection is available.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2024
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The first-bag fee will rise to $35 from $30 for short-haul international flights including those to Canada.
—Mary Schlangenstein, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
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Right Now First Class Delta's first class is the top cabin class on most domestic and short-haul international flights.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2024
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Long-haul passengers checked in 1.3 kg (2.9 lbs) more luggage than short-haul passengers.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
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One of the most prominent names in US short-haul trucking is poised to fade away, leaving billions of dollars in business up for grabs in a weakened freight market.
—Thomas Black, Fortune, 31 July 2023
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His father was a truck driver who’d once, in an all-night poker game, won enough to buy a vehicle and start his own short-haul delivery business.
—Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Ideal for a short-haul trip—whether that’s via car, train or, of course, plane—the Original Pilot Case retains the original’s functional look.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2023
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To cut carbon emissions, France has banned certain domestic short-haul flights Instead of heading to the airport, some travelers in France will now have to go to the train station.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 27 May 2023
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Any customers due to travel with us on a short-haul service on Tuesday, August 29 can move their flights free of charge to a later date, subject to availability.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2023
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Luxury is the key word: A report from Skyscanner says 44% of US adults are willing to travel short-haul to see their favorite acts live, but only 18% are willing to fly long-haul for the same reason.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune Europe, 5 June 2024
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Neighboring France introduced a similar ban on short-haul flights last year.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 27 Feb. 2024
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The trend of people opting for short-haul trips to smaller cities or counties will continue, Oxford Economics said, which could boost these local economies.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
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In 2022, France banned short-haul domestic flights, citing concerns about carbon emissions.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 July 2024
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Responding to public pressure, French lawmakers in May banned short-haul domestic flights for journeys that could be taken in less than 2 1/2 hours by train.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2023
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Most long-haul flights have been unaffected, but there’s been some impact on short-haul European and domestic air traffic.
—Xiaofei Xu, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
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There's a potential sweet spot for hydrogen on short-haul flights of several hundred miles or so — especially for VTOLs, which don't need a runway.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 11 July 2024
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Earlier this year, in an ongoing effort to cut carbon emissions, France banned domestic short-haul flights between cities where the same journey could be made by train in under two and a half hours.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
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Last year, France banned short-haul domestic flights between destinations for which a 2.5-hour or less train journey is available—with some exceptions.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Oct. 2023
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Avoid flying to nearby destinations: France has banned domestic short-haul flights to bring down carbon emissions.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Last-mile delivery and drayage trucks—the short-haul vehicles that often operate around port locations—must be zero-emissions by 2035.
—Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2023
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The new rules require fleets using drayage trucks – which are short-haul trucks that transport goods from ports and rail yards – to only buy zero-emissions alternatives starting this year and to fully be zero-emissions by 2035.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
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The carrier launched in 2006 and was once a domestic-only airline, operating short-haul flights within Canada.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
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Train services are often fast, cheap, and reliable, which has led several European governments to try to ban short-haul domestic flights.
—Michele Robson, Fortune Europe, 11 Oct. 2024
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Most elites are not eligible for free upgrades to business class, except for some short-haul international flights to the Americas on some U.S.-based airlines.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
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The new bag fees for short-haul international flights, including those to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, are also increasing by $5.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2024
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Meantime, a customer satisfaction rating of 44% put it at the bottom of a February ranking of short-haul European carriers by consumer group Which?.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
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Air France, the primary carrier in France, eliminated these flight paths in 2020 as part of a pandemic relief package, but the law will prevent other airlines from adding short-haul service between the four airports.
—Scott Nover, Quartz, 23 May 2023
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