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Cake day: July 6th, 2023

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  • Read the article if they had not taken off at that time they wouldn’t have made the return flight in time (Zurich airport has no landings past midnight). So not flying means that 111 people would not make it to Bilbao (without their bags) and a similar amount of people wouldn’t make it to Zurich (with their bags).

    Personally, I would rather take the flight and get my bag a day or two later. Annoying af yes but at least you get some compensation to get some clothes.

    If half the people are flying home it’s not even that big of a problem.



  • Exactly this

    Ok it’s not bad news that it is profitable but it shouldn’t.

    Public transportation is a service and it shouldn’t be profitable by itself. Same with hospitals and so many other institutions.

    Eliminate unnecessary costs when possible but aim to provide a service first and foremost and even make it cheaper. I’d gladly pay more taxes to subsidize this. It’s also partly why I just pay for the half fare every year even though I’m not really sure if it pays off. Either I do and it’s a win win or I don’t and it’s not a big difference I’m sure.






  • Sure.

    Western countries are under pressure by their own population to fight climate change. For that they need to implemente measures that reduce their impact, which most governments would rather not do as it usually comes with some “negative consequences”. Now, if they can make the problem smaller by having other countries change their way of living instead, it’s a win for them, because problem gets smaller, pressure decreases (or more realistically increases less) and they can focus on making lines go up and getting their votes.

    So I don’t think that they will have a big incentive in keeping it private. Of course private companies will, but that’s a different story.

    Hopefully that made sense. It’s late here xD