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MrMakabar@slrpnk.net to Solarpunk Travel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 years ago

Why are flights cheaper than trains in Europe?

www.euronews.com

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Why are flights cheaper than trains in Europe?

www.euronews.com

MrMakabar@slrpnk.net to Solarpunk Travel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 years ago
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Train travel is often more expensive than flying. Could taxing aviation to invest in the rail industry help change that?
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    You like to live dangerously…

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      Haha why? What countries does that not work in? The only time I had to be earlier on a train than its departure was on the Eurostar

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