The French transport minister, Clément Beaune, said in an interview with business magazine Obs that it was no longer feasible in a time of environmental crisis to buy tickets that cost just $10.

In a press statement, transport minister Clément Beaune said: “As we fight relentlessly to decarbonize our lifestyles, how can we justify the use of planes between the big cities that benefit ...

Former transport minister Clement Beaune, who was involved in setting up the scheme, called it “a tremendous step forward, of which I am very proud, for young people, ecology and mobility”.