Next time you fly, could you be boarding a train instead of a plane?

Feb 7, 2020

A flight information board displays cancelled flights during a strike by Belgian trade unions at Zaventem international airport near Brussels, Belgium, February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir - RC163A62AF10

Airlines are cutting deals with train operators to reduce carbon emissions in the transport sector. Image: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

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