Taking the train can be almost twice as fast as flying for some journeys in France.

In 2023, France introduced a ban on domestic short-haul flights if there's a rail alternative of under two and a half hours. It was brought in to curb carbon emissions, but swapping a plane for a train could also be the cheaper and, it turns out, faster option.

Some intercity journeys can be almost twice as fast by train as by plane, research found.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250429-taking-the-train-can-be-almost-twice-as-fast-as-flying-for-some-journeys-in-france?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

It's a bit annoying when travelling families don't select seats in advance, and then other passengers get asked to move to less appealing seats in order to accommodate them. If you're flying in a group, select your seats!

#travel #flying https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/flying-with-family-or-friends-here-s-why-you-might-end-up-seated-apart-20250425-p5lu7o.html

#Sunset #flight in #Swiss #Alps - every single time just breathtakingly beautiful!

Private Equity Is Getting Into the Airplane Repair Business

https://jacobin.com/2025/04/airplane-maintenance-private-equity-safety/

After the Young Eagles rally I had some time and decided to fly around a little. I got a ram mount for my yoke and wanted to test it a bit (I like it a lot more than having the ipad on my thigh). I also "suffered" a little spontaneous disassembly of my air vent and had to wait until I was back on the ground to mess with it.

Overall, a nice flight seeing things starting to turn green.

Premium economy is pretty good - depending on the airline - but I wish it didn't cost so bloody much. Often three times the basic economy fare.

#flying #aviation #travel https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/how-premium-economy-became-the-hottest-real-estate-in-the-air-20250330-p5lnky.html

By me for Traveller - a tale of what happened when I discovered my next flight was on a budget airline that only allowed 7 kilograms as cabin luggage...

(Contains bonus Blake's 7 reference.)

https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/flying-abroad-with-carry-on-only-was-great-then-i-made-a-rookie-error-20250326-p5lmra.html

Owl Daily (@owldaily.bsky.social)

https://bsky.app/profile/owldaily.bsky.social/post/3lmd7yo6tpc2u

> Look who’s flying straight into your feed! chris.laracy #Owl #flying #Birds

Ah, Wizz Air - even the name is a bit dodgy. It is useful occasionally for obscure routes in Central and Eastern Europe; I took it once from Stockholm to Poznań.

#flying #travel https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/this-budget-airline-has-a-poor-reputation-and-it-s-justified-20250321-p5llg8.html

Enchanted dragonfly.

ART - https://deborah-league.pixels.com/featured/enchanted-dragonfly-deborah-league.html

None of the #Southwest flights I flew on this week were full. Some of them were more than half empty. It seems the changes in boarding and baggage policy are already having an effect. I hope Southwest gets the message, but so far it seems that those switching are wise to do so. Might as well start earning points with another airline now.

Today by me in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald - I recount a frantic mission to get my cabin luggage down to 7kg for a budget airline flight from Serbia.

(I slipped in a reference to Blake's 7, and was pleasantly surprised that the editor didn't remove it. What a classic TV series.)

Dash out to pick up a print copy, and I'll share the link here when it goes online.

That flight I was hoping would stay cheap managed to stay. We didn't get the lowest fare I had seen (<$500) but snagged a $690 one way Westjet ticket, Nanaimo to Barcelona; cancellable/changeable and includes seats, checked bag, and carry-on. Incredible value.

It's also the lowest CO2 hit by air from Western Canada.

Hardware: (Canadian made) Dash 8 Turboprop from Nanaimo to Calgary (93kg pp) and B787 to Barcelona (425kg pp).

There are no direct flights to Spain west of Calgary. I'm frankly shocked AC or WS don't have a B777 or B787 in the summer and winter from Vancouver to Barcelona… it would fill! Perhaps its capacity on the Barcelona side that is full up.

I love the Dash 8. A little noisy compared to a standard jet, but I really like the feel of smaller aircraft. And they generally fly lower, so the views over the rockies especially are fantastic.

#Flying #travel #Carbon #CO2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8

That's cool Vanessa, let's build a high-speed train network in Australia instead. Solved.

"Net zero could make flying 'something for the privileged,' the boss of Australia’s biggest airline has warned.

"Qantas chief executive Vanessa Hudson said the higher costs associated with clean fuel were likely to push up airfares and could put them out of reach of the masses."

#flying #train #trains #australia https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/air-travel-could-become-too-expensive-for-most-of-us-warns-qantas-boss-20250326-p5lmku.html

https://www.europesays.com/1940532/ Three Observations from Germany’s high-flying 3-3 UEFA Nations League draw against Italy #against #bavarian #BayernMunichMatchObservations #draw #flying #Football #from #FrontPage #germany #GermanyInternationalSoccer #high #italy #league #nations #observations #S #SoccerSg #Three #uefa #works

https://www.europesays.com/1937821/ NH students in Poland to help Ukrainian children dealing with war-related trauma #Aktualności #children #CommonMan #CommonManForUkraine #flying #FreeWmurApp #help #HoldernessSchool #JuniorsSofieRamasko #KellyMcveigh #MultiWeekTraumaRetreat #NewHampshire #NhStudent #nonprofit #poland #polska #ramasko #Students #Ukraine #UkrainianChild #war #WarRelatedTrauma