Giuliano Giacaglia
@giu
Flying commercial flights is similar to taking a bus in the air. Hopefully most Americans can fly private within the next 30 years. Cheap energy is the unlock! Let’s have an exciting future!
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Daikie.eth 🎩
@daikie
Flight is heavily subsidized. Pound for pound traveling by bus is way more efficient
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Subsidized how? I mean I have my own opinion as to how it’s subsidized, but I’m not sure it’s what you have in mind.
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Daikie.eth 🎩
@daikie
It's not just an opinion https://simpleflying.com/aviation-fuel-taxation-guide/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-awards-nearly-1-billion-airports-infrastructure-grants-2023-02-27/
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Right. US airports are (mostly) public utilities, so they are funded by the municipalities or states. Airlines do pay to use them (passenger and landing charges). So airports are not subsidized - they are publicly-funded infrastructure, whose usage then actually gets charged to users. #1
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