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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] 8 points 1 year ago

All traffic is expensive.

Germany alone subsidises it’s flight sector with billions of € by making kerosene tax free, there’s no VAT on international flights, etc.

The total direct cost of German road traffic to the public are estimated at 70 billion € per year, of which only 25 are being paid by people driving cars.