A Swiss initiative wants flyers to fund trains

An initiative by an environmental NGO would tax every flight leaving Switzerland and hand most of the money back as vouchers for train travel. The plan faces opposition from airlines, skepticism from environmental experts, and indifference from travelers who have come to enjoy cheap flights. Every day, roughly 90,000 people pass through Zurich airport, more than the population of the city of Lucerne. Air travel in Switzerland accounts for more than a tenth of the country’s total emissions, one…