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The one negative case I see here is it's forcing multi-mode transport for connector flights.

Lyon to Paris, I agree with you that the train trumps the plane. The problem comes from Lyon to New York. Now they have to add a connection in Paris from the train station to the airport as well as have multiple tickets which always risks a misconnection.

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> problem comes from Lyon to New York. Now they have to add a connection in Paris from the train station to the airport

It's a solved problem.

Most of France's international airports have TGV (high speed rail) stations with TGV trains every 10-30 minutes.

All this was already considered back in the 60s and 70s when France began embarking on the TGV and Rail Modernization project.

It's a non-issue because the new law exempts connecting flights. All these comments about how dumb the regulators are because they overlooked connecting flights are flamboyant displays of ignorance.

Agreed! Also the fact that this regulation is only for rail commutes that can be done within 2.5 hours or less. So I can still fly from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Toulouse.

It is almost certain that shorter air routes were subsidized by government. No way it was economical. I read somewhere that many smaller airlines have gone bust.

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