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France seeks end to cut-price air fares to fight environmental dumping

Low-cost airlines often price tickets at a loss, making air travel less expensive than taking the train. © Armando Franca/AP

France is aiming to impose a minimum price for plane tickets to protect the environment. Transport Minister Clement Beaune said he would present a proposal to the European Union in the coming days.

“Ten euro plane tickets while we are in an ecological transition are not acceptable,” Beaune said in an interview with L’Obs weekly magazine. He was referring to loss leader pricing from low-cost airlines that offers tickets that do not cover the real cost of air travel.

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