Pokémon Airlines in Its World?

As noted in a previous post, Ash and Goh in the Pokémon anime have been spotted in their usage of airplanes to get to places in the Pokémon world beyond their base of Vermilion City. Where there are passenger planes, there are sure to be airlines that carry those passengers, not the least of which are the duo above. As such, it makes for something interesting to touch on. While there isn't much to go on regarding the matter beyond the bare evidence above, at least a few things may still be discerned.

One of those things is the name and namesake of those airlines, for which they assuredly have to have them. If the world of Pokémon is as big (as real life) as it is to be believed, then there would be airlines that are representative of the regions, likely the major(ly) continental regions like Kanto and Unova. They're the ones that would make the services to insular or remote regions like Hoenn and Alola, though there could still be the possibility of lesser airlines in those regions just for the local area.

In at least one episode, Ash and Goh were spotted traveling on a "wide-body" airplane, meaning that it has two aisles. This is a hallmark of airlines that operate long-distance flights (the example being to the Galar region) as per the above. Lesser airlines and flights would then still operate single aisle flights for their limited capacity and convenience. This too becomes further affirmation that the Pokémon world aligns closely with its real life counterpart, with travel expectations also being the case.

The goal of airplanes is to carry people to great distances, and the goal of airlines is to operate them to realize such services. That is a necessity in the real world whose places are often located great distances away, and that may be considered the case for the Pokémon world as well, as it mirrors that of real life and has become evident with the adventures of a couple of its characters. Then, it's not hard to expect that the airlines (and their planes) work the same way as well in bringing people and places closer together.

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