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Low-cost airlines to launch standing-only seats in 2026
(euroweeklynews.com)
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Because they privatised the trains so the thing is fucked. If I wanna go visit my family by train it's around 75 dollars if I don't get a discounted ticket, while a flight ticket is 50-100 dollars depending on time of day and season, so half the time it's cheaper.
I'm mostly sure it's only that cheap:
AND
You are absolutely right that this is only possible in part because the train exists as an alternative and there is therefore competition limiting their ability to price gouge.. But the specific flight is taken by a company that operates mostly regionally and this is one of most profitable routes.
The train company is price gouging to a much greater extent, and it is doing so because it has a profit motive and a natural monopoly on many routes.