You're right about the railways and other European railways. But DB is constantly late. A friend of mine has a BahnCard 100 but gave up on the train and now fli

You're right about the railways and other European railways. But DB is constantly late. A friend of mine has a BahnCard 100 but gave up on the train and now flies-- Dusseldorf to Berlin has taken him up to 9 hours in the past with delays. And most economists would agree LH definitely has a monopoly on the German market, especially for international travel: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/lufthansa-reaps-home-market-monopoly-premium/ https://www.neweurope.eu/article/lufthansa-reaps-home-market... It also gets special tax treatment from the government versus Easyjet and Ryanair: https://pointmetotheplane.boardingarea.com/germanys-climate-tax-protects-lufthansas-monopoly-in-the-country/ https://pointmetotheplane.boardingarea.com/germanys-climate-...