CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agoWhy are flights cheaper than trains in Europe?www.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1296arrow-down16
arrow-up1290arrow-down1external-linkWhy are flights cheaper than trains in Europe?www.euronews.comCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squareWanderer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down1·1 year agoWell they are saying there is no taxes on planes. Planes need taxes and externalities costs included also, to get a true price. Yes trains use more infrastructure but that is largely a fixed cost. I wonder what the marginal cost of running a train on a near full capacity line is verse a plane.
Well they are saying there is no taxes on planes.
Planes need taxes and externalities costs included also, to get a true price.
Yes trains use more infrastructure but that is largely a fixed cost. I wonder what the marginal cost of running a train on a near full capacity line is verse a plane.