If anything, they should limit fuel for private jets first. If we’re talking luxury - that’s were it is.
Not with some poor old chap squished like a sardine inside a Ryanair flight.
That would do a lot more for the environment and for fuel savings.
I would love to get on a train and arrive well rested into Amsterdam overnight. Unfortunately, we’re not there yet. Hopefully this crisis might speed up more efficient means of transport and reduce tax credits for airline fuel.
I’m thinking of a scenario of a dying family member and not being able to make it to them before they pass away.
Flying isn’t just for business or tourism. But at the same time, people have had the luxury to be able to live far in distance from their families and friends, because it might just be a short flight away.
In California, I’ve heard of people working in Silicon Valley and living in Burbank, flying every day to go to work or maybe twice a week.
That luxury needs to stop. But it should not happen all of a sudden.
The shitty train service is literally one of the reasons I started flying. Once you travel >300km it’s faster, more reliable (at least compared to German trains) and costs about the same.
Excited to report they’re finally building Rail Baltica. When it’s ready in a decade, perhaps flying will be more expensive than the train finally. Hopefully enough to offset the time lost by taking the train.
Europe isn’t all connected to the same rail network even if people online would like you to believe that.
Eh. My impression is that most civilian air travel is not truly necessary. Tourism, and stuff that can be done with remote work.
I worry about stuff like food prices for the poor. Somebody not being able to fly on vacation - not so much.
I can’t build a wind turbine in the middle of the sea with remote work. I need to physically be there and there is usually half way across the planet.
I did say “most”. The cheap charter tourism by airplane is what is probably not compatible with net zero carbon, as needed to stop climate change.
If anything, they should limit fuel for private jets first. If we’re talking luxury - that’s were it is.
Not with some poor old chap squished like a sardine inside a Ryanair flight.
That would do a lot more for the environment and for fuel savings.
I would love to get on a train and arrive well rested into Amsterdam overnight. Unfortunately, we’re not there yet. Hopefully this crisis might speed up more efficient means of transport and reduce tax credits for airline fuel.
Nah, they are just gonna subsidize kerosene with tax payer money and call it a day.
They already do.
I’m thinking of a scenario of a dying family member and not being able to make it to them before they pass away.
Flying isn’t just for business or tourism. But at the same time, people have had the luxury to be able to live far in distance from their families and friends, because it might just be a short flight away.
In California, I’ve heard of people working in Silicon Valley and living in Burbank, flying every day to go to work or maybe twice a week.
That luxury needs to stop. But it should not happen all of a sudden.
He did say most
It’s Europe, just take the train.
The shitty train service is literally one of the reasons I started flying. Once you travel >300km it’s faster, more reliable (at least compared to German trains) and costs about the same.
Yes, very soon. They’re building it now.
Excited to report they’re finally building Rail Baltica. When it’s ready in a decade, perhaps flying will be more expensive than the train finally. Hopefully enough to offset the time lost by taking the train.
Europe isn’t all connected to the same rail network even if people online would like you to believe that.
No trains to the north of Norway
Then use your electric cars.
Yeah you probably don’t wanna do that. It’s far and cold and charging stations are limited
It’s not the flights per se, but the worrying future it suggests.