France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall

Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by novaRom on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @03:08PM (#20395459)

>> There's no alternative to burning fuel by energy density on an airline

This initiative makes trains more competitive. Trains are greener and often quicker especially for intra-european continental routes.

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Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by kumoflow on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @04:30PM (#20396250)

Greener ok, but quicker?

Even if you account for the security issues, I never had a plane in Europe being quicker than the plane (with all the overhead). In most cases is double or triple the time (for shorter distances) or close to impossible for longer ones.

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Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by novaRom on Thursday July 11, 2019 @07:01AM (#20410610)

Flight:

1) You have to appear at least 1.5 hour before departure (luggage drop, security checks)

2) You have to drive to an airport and back, might take hours in some cases unless you live close enough (in a big city), but it will usually take not less than 30-50 mins one way

3) It takes up to 30 minutes to get luggage after landing

Rail:

a) Train stations are in the centers of cities; max 10-15 mins by subway or bus/tram; high-speed trains also stop in many mid-size cities/towns

b) You can appear just at departure time

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Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by cameronbrown on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @04:26PM (#20396214)

Then why not take revenue from this tax and put it into train subsidies? I don't see that happening.

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