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People just don't go to far flung places every year. In the UK they would go to the seaside or other towns.
Having the choice to take a plane is an extremely privileged position - it's only really existed for poor people in the last 20 or 30 years.
In particular Ryanair flights to Europe for a tenner or whatever are a modern anomaly.
Ferries from the UK to Scandinavia for example have stopped running due to flights capturing the market.
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People just don't go to far flung places every year. In the UK they would go to the seaside or other towns.
Having the choice to take a plane is an extremely privileged position - it's only really existed for poor people in the last 20 or 30 years.
In particular Ryanair flights to Europe for a tenner or whatever are a modern anomaly.
Ferries from the UK to Scandinavia for example have stopped running due to flights capturing the market.