France bans short-haul flights from Paris

France has formally banned domestic flights on short routes

The change will mostly rule out air trips between Paris and regional hubs such as Nantes, Lyon and Bordeaux

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The government had already secured Air France's compliance with the plan in exchange for a 2020

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Brussels had found that "banning these trips will only have minimal effects" on CO2 output, he added.

While Green MPs have called for banning small private flights Transport Minister Clement Beaune last month

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