It also says Ireland will benefit from "one strong" national carrier that serves both short haul and long haul passengers.
"That means more short haul in the short term, " Mr Jones said.
In a statement, Monarch confirmed that blankets and pillows were complimentary on long haul flights but were only available on short haul flights for a charge.
If Amtrak is going to continue to stay on track, it will have to rely on its money-making short haul routes, where it competes with airlines.
If high speed rail can effectively feed into long haul air networks and take over short haul routes, it won't just connect the dots in Europe but build alliances with airlines as well.
Clearly, if MHI is going to make a business of this (as well as of its short haul MRJ commercial jet) it is going to have to find a way to cut its costs and reduce prices to customers.
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Under the state-backed rescue plan, profitable short-haul routes would be separated into a new business.
In California, United has stopped the growth of Southwest Airlines in the short-haul business.
On short-haul routes the D-series would still have a faster gate-to-gate journey time than a 737.
Like Swiss, Brussels Airlines has been formed from the former short-haul subsidiary of the old national airline.
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Ryanair claims the deal will actually create 1, 000 jobs, as it would expand the Aer Lingus short-haul fleet.
Lord Adonis, the transport secretary, wants to push all short-haul travellers on to (as yet non-existent) high-speed trains.
There will be daily flights from Heathrow to all short-haul destinations, BA said, but did not give any numbers.
It also expects to run 60% of short-haul services from the airport, up from 55% during the previous five-day stoppage.
But, like all former national carriers in Europe, it is facing devastating competition on its short-haul flights from low-cost airlines.
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The PW1000G is due to enter service in 2013 powering two new short-haul aircraft being built by Mitsubishi and Bombardier.
Now the airline has access to the bustling hub at Atlanta for the first time, and some short-haul international flights.
The private sector anticipates myriad uses for V-22 derivatives -- including executive aviation, disaster relief, medevac, short-haul transport, package express, etc.
Hungry for some of American's business, David Siegel, president of Continental Express, the short-haul division of Continental Airlines, had a bright idea.
In-flight calling may in fact prove best suited to short-haul, low-cost flights.
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But they are unlikely either to dominate short-haul travel in Europe or to approach the market share enjoyed by their U.S. cousins.
Unilateral fuel taxes look impractical: most short-haul airlines would simply refuel abroad.
Only 20 of its planned 1, 650 short-haul flights are to go ahead, while 12 of its 73 scheduled long-haul flights will do so.
Full-service carriers such as BA and Iberia are also facing growing competition on short-haul European routes from no-frills airlines like Ryanair and Easyjet.
American Express predicts that because of this, short-haul economy fares will rise by approximately 10% and long-haul economy fares will increase about 8% in Latin America.
Such a partnership could see big cost savings for the carrier, by herding short-haul passengers into trains and focusing on more profitable long-haul plane trips.
"Many of our competitors have in recent months reported short-haul traffic falls, while Ryanair continues to grow, " said Ryanair's chief executive, Michael O'Leary .
Embraer, a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, recently set up a joint venture to build short-haul jets in China, but sales have not measured up to expectations.
"We don't know yet if the short-haul destinations or the city breaks or long-haul destinations are going to be more or less affected, " she said.
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