The EU has approved France’s decision to ban short-haul flights within France – on routes where there are several daily direct trains available for the same journey, and the journey time by train is less than 2½ hours! The change rules out air trips between Paris and regional hubs such as Nantes, Lyon and Bordeaux.
This is a contribution to lowering the carbon footprint of internal travel, and made easier by France’s impressive high-speed rail system (TGV). The added benefit for travellers is that the train is usually city centre to city centre, saving time, money and carbon!
… train services on the same route must be frequent, timely and well-connected enough to meet the needs of passengers who would otherwise travel by air – and able to absorb the increase in passenger numbers
Hence some flights to minor French Airports will still be allowed
Main routes affected:
- Paris Orly to Lyon
- Paris Orly to Bordeaux
- Paris Orly to Nantes
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