French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights

Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by jcranmer on Sunday April 11, 2021 @12:26PM (#26771481)

This is caused in large part by the French economy and transportation needs largely being Paris-centric--the Paris metro is larger than the next 10 largest cities combined.

(Admittedly, a Bordeaux-Toulouse-Montpelier-Marseille-Nice connection in the south is probably a viable TGV route. But at a quick glance, that's probably the only viable non-via-Paris route I see.)

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Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by kergonath on Monday April 12, 2021 @02:34AM (#26776569)

Lyon-Strasbourg (and Germany beyond) would be useful too. Most of the high speed line is built already anyway.

I don’t know if you count them as “Paris-centric” or not, but Lyon-Lille via Marne-la-Vallée, or Lyon-Nantes via Massy are important as well.

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