Germany and France To Reduce Domestic Flights To Push People To Take Trains Instead
Germany is attempting to reduce the environmental impact of domestic travel by replacing some domestic flights with trains. The German Aviation Association and Deutsche Bahn just signed an agreement to offer more high-speed rail connections on routes currently only served by short-haul flights. The goal is for more than 20 percent of plane passengers to instead choose to travel by train, cutting a sixth of CO2 emissions generated by the country’s domestic air travel, The Associated Press reports.