@jon @toxy And even when ferries do exist, well, riddle me this.
The capital value of a RORO ferry and a Boeing 737-Max8200 can’t be that different.
The operating costs can’t be that different. Ferries are big and have big engines, but maintaining state of the art high bypass turbofans is not cheap.
So why does it cost 20 quid off peak to fly FAO-STN and a THOUSAND quid to travel by ferry from Santander to a Portsmouth?
Ok, there’s the cabin, but lots of places do overnight hotel rooms for a lot less than that.
I can only think that this is economy of scale.