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Re:Flight risk: can we take the carbon out of air travel? by hollerith on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @04:38AM (#20864679)
How is it possible to fly through the air for cheaper than trundling along on a rail?

You pay much less for the porters and stewards. You spend much less on feeding the passengers and attending to their other needs. Your passengers will tolerate being packed closer together.

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Re:Flight risk: can we take the carbon out of air travel? by closeparen on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @12:21PM (#20868147)
The same capital equipment can make a lot more trips in one day. Trains are cheaper than airplanes but not by that much.
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