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Train fares are up to 30 times more expensive than planes in Europe (edition.cnn.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

This is definitely a bullshit comparison because there’s no way that flight doesn’t come with a ton of airport and processing fees and taxes, making its final price many times what’s listed here

And then we haven't talked about externalities yet. Planes cause so much more climate damage (which someone will have to pay), air pollution, probably noise pollution and possibly more.