The price of ink is through the roof.
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cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 3 months ago
Is that why trans-Atlantic flights are so much more expensive these days?
fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 months ago
PythagreousTitties@lemm.ee 3 months ago
My wallet is not that deep!
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
Nah, that’s just airliners abusing their monopolies to squees every last dime out of your pocket, the poor shareholders need to survive too, you know.
Its not just trans Atlantic either, it’s everywhere. I just booked Mexico Canada and I got the luxury premium of being allowed to take one free carry-on
Midnitte@beehaw.org 3 months ago
Climate change is fucking a lot up.
Hotter air is less dense, requiring more lift generate from the engines.
Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
To be clear, 2°C is not going to significantly affect lift. Planes won’t to falling put of the sky on sunny days. Rather, airports and weight limits were designed around historic temperature maximums, and much higher maximum temperatures are showing up much more commonly. Adjusting these limits isn’t hard, but airlines are going to cry every step of the way and pass the cost ditectly to passengers.
Increased turbulence and higher winds are also a concern, increasing maintenance costs and travel times, as well as extreme weather shutting down airports more often.
Midnitte@beehaw.org 3 months ago
pass the cost ditectly to passengers.
That’s the rub, no?
odium@programming.dev 3 months ago
On the other hand, cis-Atlantic flights are cheaper than ever before.
Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 3 months ago
Flying New York to London via Russia-adjacent Artic?
Jolteon@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
I mean, wouldn’t those just be intra-continental flights?
areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 3 months ago
You can change continent without crossing the Atlantic.