Green party boss Lorna Slater has called on the UK to copy France - and look at banning domestic flights where other forms of travel are available. The Lothian MSP - who is also a Scottish Government minister - insisted the new French policy was “exciting”.
And Slater hit out at Tory ministers for the levels of subsidies provided to airlines, which she said had made it cheaper to fly from Edinburgh to London than to take a train. It comes after French lawmakers voted last year to ban short-haul flights where there is a rail alternative.
Speaking to the Record, Slater said: “It's exciting what France has done to ban flights where there's domestic travel available. This is not a devolved matter. This would be for the UK Government. I would, of course, be delighted if the UK Government was to make that happen.
