pizzaioloTrain fares are up to 30 times more expensive than planes in Europe
Doesn’t really go into the reasons for the price difference?? I doubt kerosene subsidies counts for everything?
Btw I like trains and think we should ban a lot of flights that can be serviced with quick alternatives
There was something about France banning domestic flights that take less than 2(or 3?) hours by train.
Which makes a shit ton of sense. The same stretch is not gonna be shorter by plane when you factor in the extra ceremonies you have to attend both before and after the flight, and the time it takes to get to and from wherever the airport is.
Such short flights would be mostly connecting flights, so the check-in and customs overhead is a fixed constant anyway.
think we should ban a lot of flights that can be serviced with quick alternatives
Doing that without actually bringing down the train fares would be frustrating. Budget airline tickets in Europe are ludicrously cheap.
Good point, because we rely on what little competition there is to get reasonable pricing.
Without bringing down train fares, people will drive. Better than a plane, but not great either.
In the past I've found it's faster to drive 600km or even more than take a flight. Cheaper than the train too.