CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agoWhy are flights cheaper than trains in Europe?www.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1297arrow-down16cross-posted to: environment@beehaw.orgeurope@lemmy.mlsolarpunktravel@slrpnk.netEurope@kbin.social
arrow-up1291arrow-down1external-linkWhy are flights cheaper than trains in Europe?www.euronews.comCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square61fedilinkcross-posted to: environment@beehaw.orgeurope@lemmy.mlsolarpunktravel@slrpnk.netEurope@kbin.social
minus-squareKelteseth@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-21 year agoBut this could be said about every industry, right? Oh, if we would be not be taxed, we would be more competitive worldwide.
minus-squarej_overgrens@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIndeed, but aviation is slightly more mobile than say steel production. It’s a bad excuse nonetheless, if you ask me!
minus-squareDon_alForno@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s really not. It’s the most immobile industry there is. They literally have to land in the places where people want to go to, they can’t just produce their “goods” anywhere and ship them.
But this could be said about every industry, right? Oh, if we would be not be taxed, we would be more competitive worldwide.
Indeed, but aviation is slightly more mobile than say steel production. It’s a bad excuse nonetheless, if you ask me!
It’s really not. It’s the most immobile industry there is. They literally have to land in the places where people want to go to, they can’t just produce their “goods” anywhere and ship them.