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France bans short-haul flights where trains are available

Only three routes have been discontinued: those linking Paris-Orly airport to the cities of Bordeaux, Nantes and Lyon, while connecting flights will be unaffected. 

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A ban on short domestic flights for journeys that can be completed in two-and-a-half hours by train was signed into law in France on Tuesday, reports CNN.

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