OpenBSD folklore and share/misc/airport

mrweasel wrote: post #3

efortis wrote: post #2

Not your everyday caveats section: https://man.openbsd.org/airport.7#CAVEATS

Which makes you wonder why some railway stations would have a IATA code.

> Which makes you wonder why some railway stations would have a IATA code.

Such locations, which can also be bus stations and ferry ports, are known as "intermodal locations".

TL;DR its for ticketing purposes to enable flight and rail/bus/ferry legs to be issued on the same ticket.

Or at least that's the theory. To be honest its probably going be extinct in due course, given the complexities of integrating the airline world with the modern private railways etc. In most cases its just easier and more sensible to ticket seperateley. Plus some of the quaint old-fashioned things such as being able to check-through bags are becoming few and far between due to security and other aspects (e.g. disappearance of station porters and baggage cars).

Re: OpenBSD folklore and share/misc/airport

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Post by gunfighthacksaw » Thu, Jun 09, 2022, 7:50 AM UTC

traceroute66 wrote: post #5

mrweasel wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Which makes you wonder why some railway stations would have a IATA code.

> Which makes you wonder why some railway stations would have a IATA code. Such locations, which can also be bus stations and ferry ports, are known as "intermodal locations". TL;DR its for ticketing purposes to enable flight and rail/bus/ferry legs to be issued on the same ticket. Or at least that's the theory. To be honest its probably going be extinct in due course, given the complexities of integrating the airlin…

The disappearance of staff makes sense.

I’d have thought integrated security would be far more secure since the baggage goes and stays behind the secure boundary until the conclusion of the trip vs being retrieved, checked in, retrieved, checked in, etc

Re: OpenBSD folklore and share/misc/airport

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Post by mike_d » Thu, Jun 09, 2022, 7:53 AM UTC

Here is the complete file if you are curious: https://github.com/openbsd/src/blob/master/share/misc/airpor...

There are ~2,000 entries vs ~11,000 assigned IATA airport codes

Re: OpenBSD folklore and share/misc/airport

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Post by leugim » Thu, Jun 09, 2022, 7:55 AM UTC

I visited 4 airports that aren't in the list. Do you think I can add them to the list? Never committed before to OpenBSD so I do not know if I compute as a "OpenBSD developers" in "New airports can only be added by OpenBSD developers who have visited an airport and thereby have verified its existence."

Re: OpenBSD folklore and share/misc/airport

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Post by traceroute66 » Thu, Jun 09, 2022, 8:01 AM UTC

gunfighthacksaw wrote: post #6

traceroute66 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Which makes you wonder why some railway stations would have a IATA code. Such locations, which can also be bus stations and ferry ports, are known as "intermodal locations". TL;DR its for ticketing purposes to enable flight and rail/bus/ferry legs to be issued on the same ticket. Or at least that's the theory. To be honest its probably going be extinct in due course, given the complexities of integrating the airlin…

The disappearance of staff makes sense. I’d have thought integrated security would be far more secure since the baggage goes and stays behind the secure boundary until the conclusion of the trip vs being retrieved, checked in, retrieved, checked in, etc

My favourite modern intermodal baggage transport is in Japan.

They have a small number of specialist baggage couriers called Takuhaibin (宅配便). These couriers will take your bags between any two destinations of your choice (Hotel-Hotel,Hotel-Airport etc.) for a reasonable fee. The pick-up and destination can (basically) be anything in Japan with a postal address.

Its not true check-through as you still have to pick up your bags from the counter landside at the airport and take them to the check-in counter but the distance is minimal since you'll already be in the right terminal and on the right floor.

(Technically for the pedants out there, Takuhaibin are also a general parcel company too. But unlike, say UPS or FedEx, a Takuhaibin will take your baggage, your furniture, your clothes or pretty much anything else as long as its safe and legal)

Re: OpenBSD folklore and share/misc/airport

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Post by em500 » Thu, Jun 09, 2022, 8:04 AM UTC

Ok, I'll ask the obvious. Why is OpenBSD trying to maintain a list of IATA airport codes?

(And before you ask why not, try to think of some answers yourself first. I can come up with a few drawbacks, though I'm nowhere close to a subject expert.)