I think this applies to all rail services -so yes to both, as well as more local things like light rail and heavy-rail rapid transit (subways). I assume BRT counts, too, since a well-planned system should get passengers in and out of airports just as effectively? …though an official clarification by the FAA would be nice.
For those who haven’t kept count, we’ve talked a painful number of times on this site about why it’s just geometrically impossible to make anything other than BRT or people movers realistically work for RDU.
And it’s not like we haven’t tried.
If it’s just RDU, then yeah, I don’t think there’s much merit. But Morrisville’s starting their own on-demand shuttle service later this year, and GoTriangle’s new Regional Transit Center could be a thing in the near future. If those things go well, maybe there’s an opportunity in a few years?
Interesting! Looks like France has been considering something like that as a part of their COVID relief bill since last year (it’s a rule against carriers, though, not passengers). This rule’s since been bombarded by lots of outside lobbying efforts, though.
[see next post for an idea that popped into my mind from this response]