Though the advent of air travel negates the need for passengers to take a long sea journey, the Suez Canal is still important for cargo vessels, and watching a leviathan tanker travel sedately through the passage is an unreal experience.
Some passengers would prefer to travel by boat, rather than travel by aircraft.
mnli hypothesis: Some passengers would prefer to travel by boat, rather than travel by aircraft. premise: Though the advent of air travel negates the need for passengers to take a long sea journey, the Suez Canal is still important for cargo vessels, and watching a leviathan tanker travel sedately through the passage is an unreal experience.