{"id":42360,"date":"2022-12-03T15:04:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T15:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/?p=42360"},"modified":"2023-05-23T17:19:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:19:18","slug":"short-haul-flights-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/short-haul-flights-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Short-haul flights Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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 2\u00bd hours<\/strong>! The change rules out air trips between Paris <\/strong>and regional hubs such as Nantes<\/strong>, Lyon<\/strong> and Bordeaux<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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… 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<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Hence some flights to minor French Airports will still be allowed<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main routes affected:<\/p>\n\n\n\n