"Colin McGarry" a écrit dans le message de news:
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> Billy Puffin wrote:
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7489483.stm
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>> Short-haul Air France passengers could soon be moving onto trains
>>
>> Air France is holding talks on a joint venture that could lead to it
>> offering high-speed rail travel.
>>
>> The airline confirmed reports it was discussing a possible tie-up
>> with
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> On French radio this morning they said it would be mainly aimed at
> taking passengers to the air terminals.
> This has come about as the TGV (tres grand vitesse)
Train à Grande Vitesse
> high speed train which travels at 300 mph makes it as fast, city
> center to city center as using air shuttles in France.
And even outside France. The time you need to go to and from the airport
at either end of the journey, plus the hours wasted for check in, mean
that quite a few destinations further afield that have TGV lines are
almost as quick to get to on the TGV as by plane. I live at about 50 km
from Marseille-Provence airport. An hour to get there, an hour (luckily,
this isn't Heathrow) needed for check-in, and hour say to get to the
centre of London and a two hour flight. 5 hours. The direct TGV from
Avignon that runs in the summer can get me to London in just over six
hours. A little longer (with a half hour drive to Avignon) but far more
comfortable and pleasant. The only disadvantage is the price.
> The train is of course much friendlier environmentally.
That too.
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