A new high-speed train service linking Paris and Berlin was launched on Monday – just in time for the Christmas travel season. Joint operators SNCF and Deutsche Bahn say they hope passengers will see…

A new high-speed train service linking Paris and Berlin was launched on Monday – just in time for the Christmas travel season. Joint operators SNCF and Deutsche Bahn say they hope passengers will see it as a “greener” alternative to flying.

  • intelisense@lemm.eeEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    What? Poor people are incredibly inflexible, working two jobs, juggling kids, zero hours contracts etc.

    • JubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      32·
      2 days ago

      Fine, let’s stick with fixed fares then. Then poor passengers will have a choice of expensive packed trains or expensive empty trains, just like everyone else. Equality will be served.

      PS. Yes, downvote away. Contrarianism and negativity do not actually produce solutions. Again: I myself could qualify as “poor”. I want more people to take the train instead of the plane, do you? The outdated fixed-fare system is stopping it from happening.

      • thisfro@slrpnk.netEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        The outdated fixed-fare system is stopping it from happening.

        Not sure if that helps poor people. I make a solid amount of money and am very flexible, as I can work just as well in the train as I could in the office. An assambly line worker surely cannot do that and likely has to travel on weekends when the prices are high (potentially higher than before).

        • JubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          1 day ago

          Students, young people in general, part-time workers, unemployed, underemployed, I don’t have the statistics and obviously it depends on the country but these days there are a ton of people who have more time than money. Again, I am one of them.