News briefs: France bans many of its internal jet routes

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A prop jet operated by Société Airlinair, which later became part of HOP!, Air France's regional brand.

France bans some internal flights to fight pollution

The French government is banning domestic flights that can be traveled by rail in under two and a half hours as it seeks to cut aviation emissions, The Guardian reports. The two-and-a-half hour cutoff…