Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 10 days agoFlying still cheaper than trains on most EU routes, study findswww.euractiv.comexternal-linkmessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1199
arrow-up1199external-linkFlying still cheaper than trains on most EU routes, study findswww.euractiv.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square72linkfedilink
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoThe amortized savings of having the tracks outweigh any opportunity costs introduced by the tracks taking up space.
minus-squaregian @lemmy.grys.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoIn France, airfrance stopped to fly some routes since they cannot make them cheaper than a TGV
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoOf course there are connections where trains are more efficient. It’s just not all of them. An analysis should try to identify which connections should be cheaper but are not. Listing them all destroys any meaningful critique.
The amortized savings of having the tracks outweigh any opportunity costs introduced by the tracks taking up space.
Do you have any numbers?
In France, airfrance stopped to fly some routes since they cannot make them cheaper than a TGV
Of course there are connections where trains are more efficient. It’s just not all of them. An analysis should try to identify which connections should be cheaper but are not. Listing them all destroys any meaningful critique.