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The flight is only cheaper because of the massive subsidies the airlines receive.
by PeterStuer 7y ago
The flight is only cheaper because of the massive subsidies the airlines receive.
- toasterlovin 7y agoWhat subsidies do airlines receive?
- PeterStuer 7y agoLinked is a starter article with a detailed example: Custormer pays €81.65 State pays €86.24 in subsidies, €43 in state debt and a trade war and then we didn't even begin to price in the negative externalities, where airports and planes cause not just huge environmental but also severe health impacts, and the economic value destruction of land near airfields. https://www.transportenvironment.org/news/cheap-airline-ticket-doesn%E2%80%99t-fall-sky https://www.transportenvironment.org/news/cheap-airline-tick...