Aww you deleted your post as I was responding. Ok i'll rewrite it.
I went through my previous posts and can't find anywhere that I called you garbage. But if I did, then I'm sorry.
Alls i'm sayin is, as i've stated before, there are multiple reasons why taking high speed rail over a plane if it's available. And to state that it only costs 30 bucks to fly from Tokyo to Kyoto is in fact disingenuous. It doesn't factor in travel costs to Narita, or Osaka back up to Kyoto. Please tell me you understand this?
I'm 36. Not sure which Oomer category that puts me in, but I've found major train stations to all be as safe as airports. There's armed guards, and certified taxi's lined up right outside. Maybe back in like the 80s and 90s they were crazier, I'd believe that for sure.
I'm not anti plane. I'm pro train. They're not mutually exclusive ideas. And i'm grateful to have the option to choose which one is better in different situations.
Major airports right now in Europe are all totally fucked. They laid off staff for covid, and now are slammed during the summer holiday season.
https://www.traveloffpath.com/these-...pping-flights/
For example, last Monday I took a 7am flight from Amsterdam to Zurich. Even with online check in, and without a checked bag, it took me almost two hours just to get through the security line.
My girlfriend had a conference in Austria that she booked a flight for weeks in advance. The day before departure it was cancelled due to airport problems. Became a whole cluster fuck of a mess getting her there in time to give her presentation.
Two weeks ago Schiphol had a problem with their baggage check system and for an entire day passengers weren't allowed to check baggage. Can you imagine what a mess that caused?
https://www.businessinsider.com/schi...true&r=US&IR=T
These are some of many reasons I might choose to take a train rather than fly.