Limit Airline Funding to Service Away from High Speed Rail

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May 7, 2020

Where: France

What: France has added conditions to AirFrance’s COVID relief funds

What limits are being placed on AirFrance’s COVID funds?

If high speed rail services the area within 2 hours 30 minutes, AirFrance has to stop flights

Why?

To make AirFrance profitable
To benefit from the lower cost of CO₂ by train
To encourage the airline to reach a target of using 2% of its fuel from sustainable sources by 2025

What’s the big picture: Other jurisdictions have COVID relief funds to allocate and conditionally allocate

International Railway Journal | Air France ordered to curb competition with rail in France