This could be an interesting development as Europe’s rail system is set to explode in the future, it will be interesting to see how this affects air travel.

March 10 (Reuters) - Air France could cut a quarter of the 4,000 jobs in its domestic network by 2016 due to increased competition from TGV fast trains, a spokesman said on Friday.

“We expect that the competition with the TGV will increase, and we have informed the unions of our plans to adapt our organization to that,” he said, adding that there would be no lay-offs and all would be absorbed by natural departures over the next eight years.

A number of regional connections could be canceled or reduced in frequency.

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