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Many people travel across the seas and oceans on large, modern, luxury

ships known as cruise liners for vacations.
Think & Ships and boats both
Water transport is the cheapest means of Answer travel on water. What’s

transport, but it is also the slowest. the difference between
them?
Air Transport

Air transport is used to go to distant locations around the world. Air

transport includes aeroplanes, helicopters, rockets, and hot air balloons.

Aeroplanes are used for travel, moving goods and people by the military.
They fly fast and high in the sky.

Helicopters can airlift injured soldiers

and people trapped during natural
disasters and carry them to the nearest

hospitals. They can reach remote areas

such as forests and mountains. They

help in distributing food packets and

other emergency supplies to persons
Rescue operations through helicopters
stuck in flooded areas.

Rockets are used to travel into the outer space.

Hot air balloons are used for sporting events,
recreational purposes, and sightseeing.

Air transport has become an easy way of travelling

from one city to another. Many airline companies

have begun flying to many cities within the country
and also to foreign countries. This has made long-

distance air travel easier and more comfortable.
Hot air balloons

Air transport is the fastest means of transport, but it is also the most

expensive.

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