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You cannot build a train track to Balearic or Canary islands. In fact, some islands like Minorca have very little flights except during summer. Sometimes it ch
by eb0la 4y ago
You cannot build a train track to Balearic or Canary islands.
In fact, some islands like Minorca have very little flights except during summer.
Sometimes it cheaper to fly from London to Minorca airport than from Madrid or Barcelona. I have traveled MAD-LGW-MAH (and stayed in london 1-2 days) because flight+hoter was cheaper than MAD-MAH.
- pier25 4y agoYeah absolutely. This would be great for the Balearic islands.
- ForHackernews 4y agoIt's cheaper to fly from Newcastle to London via Spain than it is to take the train: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/30/student-flies-london-via-spain-cheaper-train/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/30/student-flies-lo... TBH, we need to tax the hell out of short-haul airfare to stop nonsense like this. If you want people to make eco-friendly choices, the prices need to reflect externalities and real costs.
- ClumsyPilot 4y agothis is called market failure and its what happens when you privatise a natural monopoly