nicetriangle@kbin.social to Europe@kbin.social · 1 year agoFrance is raising taxes on flights to pay for trains: Should other European countries do the same?www.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: environment@beehaw.orgeurope@lemmy.mleurope@feddit.de
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkFrance is raising taxes on flights to pay for trains: Should other European countries do the same?www.euronews.comnicetriangle@kbin.social to Europe@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: environment@beehaw.orgeurope@lemmy.mleurope@feddit.de
Train travel is often more expensive than flying. Could taxing aviation to invest in the rail industry help change that?
minus-squarethbb@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoTo be fair, trains in the Netherlands, specially the Thalys, are particularly expensive compared to trains in France or southern Europe.
To be fair, trains in the Netherlands, specially the Thalys, are particularly expensive compared to trains in France or southern Europe.