France moves to ban short-haul domestic flights

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6. My wife and I took a train down to the Frankfurt airport last Saturday

What used to be a 2 hour 40 minute trip was shortened to an hour and 20 minutes by building a new direct route and hi-speed trains to travel it. We wheeled our luggage from the train platform to the elevator to the skyway, and then down an escalator (that was tricky) to the departure hall. we got to the check-in counter about 2 hours before departure, and even with the heightened document checks and security checks, we were in the departure area 45 minutes before they started boarding.

For longer hauls or for connections to early intercontinental flights, it still makes sense to have one or two connection flights, but other than that, the trains are adequate--IF they are on time (German trains are often late), an involve no cumbersome security lines or long hauls from an airport into the town center.