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Ryanair and other budget carriers pioneered fees for short-hop flights, but until recently, long-haul flights were considered more up-market.

Extra Airline Fees a Growth Market Daniel Michaels 2011

Test car rated 23/32/27, and trip computer recorded 21.3 mpg (4.69 gallons per 100 miles) in vigorous short-hop driving.

Mini Cooper convertible is cute but quirky 2010

Chicago-Ohio and the NE Corridor (BOS to WAS), besides having a population density and number of on-line cities sufficient to support HSR short-hop trips, ALSO are blessed with flat & open topography which is easy to build upon.

Matthew Yglesias » Boehner Slams Mythical Vegas HSR Project, Ignores Ohio Rail Opportunity 2009

The Red Sox brought the potential tying run to the plate in the sixth inning, but Lackey battled back from a 3-0 count to induce Kevin Youkilis to hit a chopper to third, where Figgins made a nifty short-hop pickup and stepped on the bag for the force.

Hunter homers, Lackey pitches Angels past Red Sox 2009

Word on the fly fishing street is that certain travel operators are already amping up marketing plans to direct American anglers to the vast and bountiful tarpon, bonefish, and permit flats (and bass lakes) in Cuba, which are a cheap short-hop flight from Miami.

Cuba Libre? Will a Thaw in US-Cuba Relations Spark a Fishing Boom? 2009

Though only about sixty miles away from Baton Rouge, that was far enough to crank up short-hop airliners back in the early 1950's, and there were two carriers that made the run: Eastern and Delta.

Fly the Friendly Skies Steve Perry 2010

Milke added up the price of five short-hop regional flights (Los Angeles-San Francisco, New York-Boston, Chicago-Detroit, Denver-Las Vegas and Miami-Orlando), covering about 3,200 miles in all, and found that they would run a combined $723.

For cheap fares, go European 2010

Though only about sixty miles away from Baton Rouge, that was far enough to crank up short-hop airliners back in the early 1950's, and there were two carriers that made the run: Eastern and Delta.

Archive 2010-01-01 Steve Perry 2010

There are a multitude of smaller airports which could absorb the small short-hop regional flights. —

What Will U.S. Air Travel Look Like in Ten Years? A Freakonomics Quorum - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007

His 6 a.m. flight from Los Angeles to Chicago went smoothly, but a flashing message stood between him and a short-hop flight to his parents 'house in South Bend, Ind.: delayed due to mechanical.

The New Air War 2008