Re: Air France throws in the towel

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"David Bromage"
> Tezza (tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au) wrote:
> > "Dave Proctor"
> > > "David Bromage"
> > > 4 flights per day between the capital of France and the capital of
Belgium.
> > > 20 trains per day on Mondays to Thursdays, an extra one on Fridays.
Shows
> > > which mode they prefer.
>
> > Any idea how they compared? i.e. price, times, location of
airport/station?
>
> Thalys and SNCF both run TGVs direct from Charles de Gaulle airport.
>
> Cheapest one way economy fares on Air France and Sabena are 153 Euros
(A$248).
>
> One way business class on Thalys is EUR58 (A$94).

What's the distance involved? Can't be much for an 85 minute run, which makes
both the train and plane fares expensive, the plane extremely so.