I work with some germans and they work from home all the time.
On the plus side, the tax return of work commute by car increases labour supply and enables people to live further from the high density areas, not everyone can wfh.
With electric vehicles, maybe they are good enough even from an environmental perspective.
At least where I live, the 150 minutes before time is a side effect of Covid. A lot of airport staff were let go and restaffing with security clearances takes a while.
This summer was exceptional, it will go back to normal like 60 minutes for domestic travel and maybe 90 minutes for international travel.
Break even, time wise, here is around 500 km and then train is the better choice.
But there are a lot of destinations that can only be served realistically by airplanes and that is not likely to change much during my life time.
On the plus side, the tax return of work commute by car increases labour supply and enables people to live further from the high density areas, not everyone can wfh.
With electric vehicles, maybe they are good enough even from an environmental perspective.