What if everyone had an air-mile allowance?

Re:What if everyone had an air-mile allowance? by epanchin on Monday August 17, 2020 @07:53AM (#24186334)

I love taking the train but it’s so expensive. I’ve booked on the day flights to Edinburgh from London cheaper than an on the day train. Flying is usually cheaper than taking a full car full of people through the Channel tunnel. Last time I flew to Vancouver I returned to London from New York and flew from there rather than flying direct because it was cheaper.

That’s what needs to be fixed. Cheaper trains and more direct flights that are cheaper than flying indirect.

To allow airlines to fly less people and remain solvent, ticket prices need to rise. This solution doesn’t address that at all. A minimum cost per mile could work, but needs global implementation.

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Re:What if everyone had an air-mile allowance? by tonyedgecombe on Monday August 17, 2020 @07:59AM (#24186374)

To allow airlines to fly less people and remain solvent, ticket prices need to rise.

We can't really solve climate change without some industries shrinking massively or even disappearing. I don't know whether airlines are in that category but expecting to fix it without some pretty big changes isn't realistic.

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Re:What if everyone had an air-mile allowance? by alpineidyll3 on Monday August 17, 2020 @09:51AM (#24187181)

The miracle of the price discovery process is that efficiency (such as electric planes) can often be found if there is market pressure.

The reason we do nothing about climate change is that subconsciously we believe it's hopeless.

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