5 ms·
Is it? People seem to think that planes are fancy and new and trains are old technology, therefore it's absurd that flying is cheaper. If you think about all th
by Mvandenbergh 4y ago
Is it? People seem to think that planes are fancy and new and trains are old technology, therefore it's absurd that flying is cheaper. If you think about all the infrastructure that needs to be built and maintained for high speed rail that doesn't for flying, it makes a lot more sense. Also consider that high speed rail is in may ways just as technologically sophisticated and new as airplanes.
- GekkePrutser 4y agoTrains have much less capacity because they depend on scarce tracks. Planes have virtually unlimited airspace and are just limited by runways. So the supply/demand question is very different because the supply is more constrained for the trains.