It's hard to disagree with what you're saying. As I said, I like the idea, I just don't think it fits well for the timetable that it is now. There is no winning. You can't arrive on-time. The timetable is just wrong. There is fundamental issues here that I think that should be fixed.
Personally, I do like some more slack in the timetable from a gameplay perspective on the long routes.
There should also be taken into consideration the effects it has on the overall traffic. Everthing is tightly connected, so if you have a fundamental fault from the start, it will translate to much more. I don't understand why it is not fixed