Re: Air France throws in the towel

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> "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.

We are talking about a 300 km/h railway here Tezza.

Dave