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Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by ipqk on Sunday April 11, 2021 @12:06PM (#26771307)
Just put a large tax if the short, domestic flight isn't a connecting flight.

Short, domestic flight by itself: 100€

Short, domestic flight part of an international itinerary: +30€

It'll mostly work itself out.

Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by ArkanExplorer on Sunday April 11, 2021 @05:46PM (#26773752)
Just tax CO2 emissions to a sufficient level and let the market sort itself out.
Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by mytailorisrich on Sunday April 11, 2021 @11:32PM (#26775840)
Yes and in this case this could achieved very easily by simply increasing taxes on kerosene, in a way that does not affect existing and future 'green' aviation fuels.
Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by davchana on Sunday April 11, 2021 @10:31PM (#26775588)
That would kill what Google Flights call Hacker Fare (& many others too before Google). Essentially you buy a local leg ticket, & another leg ticket, international in your example. Both airlines does not know about other legs (although thus not responsible for any delay or missing nezt leg).
Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by frosted-flakes on Sunday April 11, 2021 @02:17PM (#26772281)
What would stop people from doing split tickets?
Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by Jtsummers on Sunday April 11, 2021 @04:47PM (#26773274)
The above idea specifically discourages split tickets (buying one ticket for each leg). You'd end up with an extra 70€ fee if you buy the two tickets separately. So unless buying a multi-leg tickets adds more than 70€ to the total price it's not worth the trouble.
Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by lentil_soup on Sunday April 11, 2021 @04:46PM (#26773267)
If you split it you'd pay more, no?
Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by frosted-flakes on Sunday April 11, 2021 @04:49PM (#26773292)
Yeah, I don't know how that never occurred to me.