'Perverse incentive': Study finds budget flights often cheaper than rail on many European routes

Stuart Stone
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Gap in price between plane and train tickets in the UK among the widest globally, according to new Greenpeace analysis

Budget short-haul flights are cheaper than the equivalent train journey on more than half of Europe's cross-border routes, according to a new analysis from Greenpeace that highlights the "perverse incentive"...

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