BrikoXM to Interesting Global [email protected]English • 1 year agoFrance to seek minimum price for flights in Europewww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•1 year agowhy minimum price and not a higher carbon tax? wouldn’t a minimum price mean airlines can’t sell of tickets to half full flight extra cheaply, meaning more half full flights?
minus-square@ForgotAboutDrelinkEnglish6•1 year agoHalf full flights leads to less flights overall. As the airlines try to optimise to demand. Making lots of cheap tickets would increase demand.
why minimum price and not a higher carbon tax?
wouldn’t a minimum price mean airlines can’t sell of tickets to half full flight extra cheaply, meaning more half full flights?
Half full flights leads to less flights overall. As the airlines try to optimise to demand. Making lots of cheap tickets would increase demand.