France prohibits short flights with alternative by train since last Wednesday

26-05-23

France is banning regional flights from Wednesday when there is an alternative train service of less than two and a half hours, following the publication of the decree in the French daily newspaper on Tuesday, with immediate effect on air links between Nantes, Bordeaux, Lyon and Paris-Orly.

This measure, included in the Climate Law passed in August 2021, aims to combat climate change and reduce carbon emissions from this type of regular air transport service.