Additionally, a lot of countries in Europe view their airline as a national pride.. And so do anything to put it ahead. Trains are not as glamorous. There's al

Additionally, a lot of countries in Europe view their airline as a national pride.. And so do anything to put it ahead. Trains are not as glamorous. There's also very little capacity on the rail network and if they sell short trips as opposed to one long one they can sell the same seat multiple times over the same international trajectory. And in those short trips they don't have planes to compete with so they can ask higher prices.