Daily Memo: Taxing Europe’s LCCs To Boost Its Railways

Orly Airport train station

Orly airport and Orlyval station in Paris, France.

Credit: Phanie / Alamy Stock Photo
“Many people are shocked by the fact that it is often cheaper to take the plane than the train,” France transport minister Clement Beaune said on RMC radio recently while highlighting France’s move to increase taxes on air tickets to boost investment in the rail sector. Quarterly results from...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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