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Old 13th Apr 2021, 05:50
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Originally Posted by Airone2977
For TLS, the line remain because Airbus headquarter is there, and is the major employer of the area. Before covid there was 23 rotations each day to Paris. There is also a project to build high speed track to Bordeaux, but not confirmed as of today.
Marseille and Nice will still have their connexion to Paris, as mentionned before
Originally Posted by wiggy
Yep, that proposed extension to the TGV network gets an airing in the local Toulouse press and elsewhere about every year or so and has done for about 40 years..TBH I think the Paris flights are safe for a while yet.

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo...e-1776991.html
Nothing related to Airbus being in Toulouse!
The only reasonable TGV possibility from Paris to Toulouse is the high speed line between Bordeaux and Toulouse, as per Wiggy's post.
In any case, if the line is effectively built (I am quite doubtful on that due to environment considerations), the time will be more than 2h30mn, being already 2h10mn, at the minimum from Paris to Bordeaux. So, the flights Paris to Toulouse would be kept.

However, other French organisations ask for the limit to be set-up at 4 hours instead of 2h30, which would have much more important consequences on air transport in France.
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