[unionemployee]

There's an incredible amount of inefficiency in the airspace system that causes massive fuel and time waste, but flying VOR to VOR in cruise doesn't seem like one of them. Airline routes are still frequently planned along airways with lots of VOR to VOR along the way. Yes, you get directs, but these only save a minute or two. If you're in a Gulfstream flying above everyone else, sure, it's "direct Van Nuys" from over NYC. Airlines don't get that treatment though.

[RNCTX]

Didn't say they did. Yes, airlines are run assembly-line style.

The linked article mentioned a private jet straying into a restricted area, I was referencing that incident in particular.