Steamer – good. The aircraft is good. And with a steam better. Why do tourists change planes on a train

The desire for a more clean and correct environmental life differ, first and foremost, residents of the Western part of Europe. Here all available methods and means to try to reduce the proportion of harmful emissions that pollute the atmosphere. One of the transport companies of the Netherlands has prepared a novelty: March of the next year to introduce changes in the train schedule Brussels to Amsterdam, add new trains in the cancellation of some flights.

Guide and information service of the company said that when using the service Air & Rail traveller can change from plane to train and not to worry about the safety of Luggage. Its transfer from the airport terminals in the Luggage compartment of the train will produce the shipping company. The biggest Dutch airport Schiphol for this type of service is spectacu registration of passengers with tickets for Air & Rail. Emphasized that this flight cost will be much more economical.

Russia has its own reasons. Recently, increasing reservation of seats in second-class carriages. During the year this ratio changed from 41 to 54%. The financial costs when purchasing tickets for trains in the same time almost remains the same. RZD voiced average figure of about 2.2-2.5 thousand rubles.

Airlines, by contrast, is seeing an increase in the price of the flight by approximately 10%, due primarily to the increase in the cost of aviation fuel.

Opinion of financial experts: it is unlikely that at least one of the Russian airlines will profit by the end of 2019. the Data for the first quarter talking about sad results. Compared with 2018, if we take the same period, there is excess of 32%. In real terms this increase is of the order of 45 billion.

And just a little "dry" information. A plane ticket for a flight from Moscow to Sochi (Adler), a direct flight, at least 7500 RUB. (excluding baggage one way). Second-class ticket in the train "Moscow – Adler" is 1700 RUB in the same direction, i.e. both ends of approximately 3.4 to 3.5 thousand rubles. Most likely, this is the reason the desire of tourists to travel on rails, not in the sky.

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