France to stop short-haul domestic flights to reduce carbon emissions

France to stop short-haul domestic flights to reduce carbon emissions

In an effort to reduce carbon emissions, it is A law banning snap national elections came into effect in Francetwo years after the green light from Parliament.

Therefore, the European nation has stopped air routes whose journeys can be made by train in less than two and a half hours, except those directed between Paris and Nantes, Lyon and Bordeaux.

However, the election has brought conflicting opinions and many have done so he described these measures as “symbolic bans”. Also a sign is the statement of the interim head of the European airline Laurent Donceel, who speaking to the AFP news agency said that “banning these trips will have only a limited effect” on CO2 production, while asking “real and meaningful solutions” to reduce the problem.

The industry is recovering after a shutdown linked to the Coronavirus. According to data released a few months ago, in 2022 Italians will resume traveling with 164.6 million people have passed through the scattered airports in our area. However, data from FlightRadar24 shows that the number of flights last year decreased by almost 42% compared to 2019.

What do you think about this restriction imposed by the French government?