European Commission Green Lights France’s Short-Flight Ban

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PARIS—France has welcomed a European Commission (EC) announcement that the country can legally ban domestic flights for which there is a rail alternative of under 2.5 hr. The French government decided at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to impose a ban on domestic flight routes for which high...
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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