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Will this reduce the popularity of long-haul flights into hubs in France (e.g. CDG), since it won't be possible to get connecting flights to other cities in Fra

Will this reduce the popularity of long-haul flights into hubs in France (e.g. CDG), since it won't be possible to get connecting flights to other cities in France?

tuatoru 4y ago
It'll lead to perverse outcomes like people in one city in France flying to Germany or Spain, and then back to their destination in France, instead of flying directly.
- lm28469 4y ago
  No one will ever do that. It's only for trips that can be replaced by a train trip of less than 2.5 hours, you won't fly from France to Germany back to France in 2.5 hours if you include reaching the airport+security+plane switch
  - panny 4y ago
    You're not thinking like an air traveler who is just short on air miles to stay in the freqent flyer club. Flying isn't about convenience or speed you know. It's about being a big shot who flys places and has the platinum club card to show for it.
    - lm28469 4y ago
      Is that supposed to be an argument _for_ air travel ?
- briga 4y ago
  2 flights (security screening, boarding, unboarding, security screening, transfer time, boarding, unboarding, taxi/train to the city) sounds much less pleasant than a train ride (hop on somewhere central, relax, hop off somewhere central).
ohgodplsno 4y ago
2h30 by train is not a whole lot. All this does is ban people from taking a 4h long total flight (taking into account going to and from the airport, waiting, etc.) that basically brings you next door. Nobody gets connecting flights to other cities in France. If you're coming from a long haul, you either land in Orly/Roissy, Nice or Toulouse. From these places, you're either still far enough from your destination to take another flight, or you never had a connection to begin with. EDIT: Thankfully, Paris isn't the only city in France. Yes, the city that concentrates every infrastructure has infrastructure to go everywhere from it, fast. Try to go from Nice to Lyon, Toulouse to Bordeaux (which is juuuuust on that 2h30 limit), Nantes to Brest, etc. All of these cities that are still major, but just connected through a TER will keep having access to these flights. Truly, it's just Paris.
- guenthert 4y ago
  2h30 on the TGV is a whole lot. Keep also in mind that train stations are typically in the center of a city unlike air ports (with few exceptions). You can get from CDG to Bordeaux in as little as 2h using the TGV.

Will this reduce the popularity of long-haul flights into hubs in France (e.g. CDG), since it won't be possible to get connecting flights to other cities in France?

tuatoru 4y ago

It'll lead to perverse outcomes like people in one city in France flying to Germany or Spain, and then back to their destination in France, instead of flying directly.

lm28469 4y ago
No one will ever do that. It's only for trips that can be replaced by a train trip of less than 2.5 hours, you won't fly from France to Germany back to France in 2.5 hours if you include reaching the airport+security+plane switch
- panny 4y ago
  You're not thinking like an air traveler who is just short on air miles to stay in the freqent flyer club. Flying isn't about convenience or speed you know. It's about being a big shot who flys places and has the platinum club card to show for it.
  - lm28469 4y ago
    Is that supposed to be an argument _for_ air travel ?
briga 4y ago
2 flights (security screening, boarding, unboarding, security screening, transfer time, boarding, unboarding, taxi/train to the city) sounds much less pleasant than a train ride (hop on somewhere central, relax, hop off somewhere central).

ohgodplsno 4y ago

2h30 by train is not a whole lot. All this does is ban people from taking a 4h long total flight (taking into account going to and from the airport, waiting, etc.) that basically brings you next door. Nobody gets connecting flights to other cities in France. If you're coming from a long haul, you either land in Orly/Roissy, Nice or Toulouse. From these places, you're either still far enough from your destination to take another flight, or you never had a connection to begin with. EDIT: Thankfully, Paris isn't the only city in France. Yes, the city that concentrates every infrastructure has infrastructure to go everywhere from it, fast. Try to go from Nice to Lyon, Toulouse to Bordeaux (which is juuuuust on that 2h30 limit), Nantes to Brest, etc. All of these cities that are still major, but just connected through a TER will keep having access to these flights. Truly, it's just Paris.

guenthert 4y ago
2h30 on the TGV is a whole lot. Keep also in mind that train stations are typically in the center of a city unlike air ports (with few exceptions). You can get from CDG to Bordeaux in as little as 2h using the TGV.