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Re:Spanish airline reserves 10 Airlander airships from Bedfo... by eb0la on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @09:42AM (#33163254)
You cannot build a train track to Balearic or Canary islands. In fact, some islands like Minorca have very little flights except during summer.

Sometimes it cheaper to fly from London to Minorca airport than from Madrid or Barcelona. I have traveled MAD-LGW-MAH (and stayed in london 1-2 days) because flight+hoter was cheaper than MAD-MAH.

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Re:Spanish airline reserves 10 Airlander airships from Bedfo... by pier25 on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:56AM (#33164090)
Yeah absolutely. This would be great for the Balearic islands.
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Re:Spanish airline reserves 10 Airlander airships from Bedfo... by ForHackernews on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @11:52AM (#33164886)
It's cheaper to fly from Newcastle to London via Spain than it is to take the train: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/30/student-flies-lo...

TBH, we need to tax the hell out of short-haul airfare to stop nonsense like this. If you want people to make eco-friendly choices, the prices need to reflect externalities and real costs.

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Re:Spanish airline reserves 10 Airlander airships from Bedfo... by ClumsyPilot on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @11:57AM (#33164971)
this is called market failure and its what happens when you privatise a natural monopoly
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