an important transportation

Human transportation has witnessed quite a few revolutionary changes. As far as I am concerned, one of the most important development in transportation has been the invention of international jet transport. Since this style of transportation appeared in the 1950s, it has caused widespread revolutionary effects and has actually changed the way people look at the world. A striking case in point is that a hundred years ago, it almost took weeks to cross the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans by ship. Today, those same trips can be completed in a matter of hours. One can attend a meeting in Paris and have dinner in New York the same day. Another essential example is that one hundred years ago, since an international journey was extremely expensive, only wealthy people could afford to travel comfortably, while poor people had to save for years in order to purchase a ticket. Besides, the traveling conditions then were almost unbearable. Today, however, every can afford it. Businessmen fly from city to city to tackle business transactions. Students fly home from abroad to visit their parents. And tourists fly from country to country to enjoy their sightseeing. Therefore, I strongly hold that the development of the jet travel is of great importance in the history of transportation.