Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport

Ban domestic flights on routes that could be travelled by train in under 3 hours

Closed 158 signatures

What the petition asks

Follow France's example to ban domestic flights in the UK on routes that could be travelled by train in 3 hours or less.
To reduce the emissions caused by air travel to reduce environmental impact. Many short flights are unnecessary and with the exceptional railway network in the UK there is no reason why people should not take the train instead of flying.

In the current 2019-2021 environmental bill there is no mention of reducing flights or even of off setting carbon emissions caused by aviation. This is not good enough and this ban would be a simple way to reduce the impact of the UK to climate change.

Timeline

27 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
27 Oct 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 158
Status Closed
Department Department for Transport
Opened 27 Apr 2021
Closed 27 Oct 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.