[jimworcs]

Public transport comprises passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public, as opposed to modes for private use such as automobiles or vehicles for hire.


Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (for a fee); as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars


Public transport, public transportation, public transit or mass transit comprise all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. While the above terms are generally taken to include rail and bus services, wider definitions might include scheduled airline services, ferries, taxicab services etc. — any system that transports members of the general public. A further restriction that is sometimes applied is that transit should occur in continuously shared vehicles, which would exclude taxis that are not shared-ride taxis.

There are three different definitions taken from the web, all on US based websites. Not one of them excludes airline services.

Mars.. I lived in the States for 10 years... no one has responded to my examples.. because you have no answer. In your argument, British trains are not public transportation, neither does Tokyo have any public train transportation, because they are for profit. It is an absurb distinction... if you make a profit, you cannot be a public transport system? All I ask.. is show me. Find me a definition of public transportation from any source that links the profitability with the status of the transport..