Replacing short-haul flights with trains frees up landing and departure slots at busy airports that can be used for more lucrative long-haul services. They also make the airline look greener, even if there's no long-run difference to its carbon footprint.
for weeks-long odysseys aboard Atlantic yachts, but turning our backs on short-haul flights in favor of train travel is, for many of us, a more practical enterprise.
So are these down-to-earth moves by air carriers being made for the sake of the environment, or the bottom line? "This sort of nods towards that, whilst actually there are sound commercial reasons for doing it, by freeing up the long haul slots."KLM makes no secret of the business sense behind cutting short haul Amsterdam-Brussels flights, but insists the move will help long-term sustainability and a"fly responsibly" campaign that advises passengers to pack light and offset the carbon emissions of their travel.
"KLM is committed to driving a sustainable future for aviation," says Vrijenhoek."Part of that commitment is that we want to reduce our footprint."Watching the world go by from a train window is one of the perks of terrestrial travel.As for travelers, the stats suggest people are becoming more willing to look at train travel for longer distances.
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