French govt wants to ban all low-cost flights in Europe

Eiffel Tower in winter Paris, France
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    French authorities are pushing to ban low-cost flights around Europe to cut back on carbon emissions.

    France recently banned domestic flights of under 2½ hours when there’s a train or bus covering the same route.

    In an interview with L’Obs, France’s transport minister Clément Beaune said €10 airfares across the continent needed to end in a time of “environmental crisis”.

    Beaune suggested the introduction of a Government-mandated “minimum air ticket price” to “fight against social and environmental dumping.”

    He also signalled intentions to raise aviation taxes for all airlines, but even more so private jets.

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