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Flying still cheaper than trains on most EU routes, study finds (www.euractiv.com)
submitted 19 hours ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.org
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[–] plyth@feddit.org 1 points 33 minutes ago

It'a apples to oranges. Pricing policies are different. Only few get the cheapest airline tickets.

[–] plyth@feddit.org 1 points 39 minutes ago (1 children)

There is also a hidden cost from the tracks.

A rail track of 3m for 100km used for solar cells would generate enough electricity to transport 37500 passengers per plane.

Solar cells generate 2kWp per 10 square meters, which are 2MWh per year which is 5kWh per day.

300sqkm generate 150MWh per day.

4l kerosine per pessenger per 100km are about 40kWh.

150MWh are enough for 37500 passengers.

It's not renewable but influences the economics.

[–] Loui@feddit.org 1 points 10 minutes ago

2 kWp means 2 kilo watt peak. It's the maximum they can produce and in no way the average.

[–] goldenquetzal@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Those price discrepancies are genuinely shocking

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 9 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Hell, it’s cheaper and faster to fly from Zurich or Munich to Hamburg via Barcelona, London or Dublin.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

But why though?

[–] br3d@lemmy.world 15 points 18 hours ago

Air travel is heavily subsidised, especially through very very very favourable tax rates on aviation fuel

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 points 17 hours ago

Direct flights between airports that don't serve as hubs for any airline are generally focused on business travel. If you fly via some airlines hub airport you can get cheaper tickets as the flights are more focused on stuffing as many people into a plane as possible.

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 3 points 18 hours ago

I'm not sure it's like this everywhere, but many airlines are more focused on financial products (like credit cards) for profit than flights. Here's something about it, no guarantee of quality, but it's enough to get the general idea: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/airlines-banks-mileage-programs/675374/