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France bans short-haul flights to cut carbon emissions

2023-05-23 23:22
All domestic air routes are stopped where the same journey could be made by train in under 2.5 hours.
France bans short-haul flights to cut carbon emissions

France has banned domestic short-haul flights where train alternatives exist, in a bid to cut carbon emissions.

The law came into force two years after lawmakers had voted to end routes where the same journey could be made by train in under two-and-a-half hours.

The ban all but rules out...