As part of its Climate Law in 2021, France has become the first EU member to ban short-haul domestic flights on environmental grounds. Flights that can be replaced by a train journey of less than two and a half hours are now formally banned.
In 2021, France’s National Assembly initially approved a draft law of this matter, carrying a vote of 56 in favor to 14 opposed. Following approval from the lower house of France’s parliament, the measure went to the Senate to be ratified.
Green-lit by the European Commission in December 2022, the measure will be reviewed after three years in place.
Currently, only three routes have been
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