The European Commission has approved the move which will abolish flights between cities that are linked by a train journey of less than 2.5 hours.France is also cracking down on the use of private jets for short journeys in a bid to make transport greener and fairer for the population.A jet belonging to Steven Spielberg burned around €117,000 worth of fuel in the two months since June, according to flight tracking data.“We can understand that a Frenchman who is careful in his daily life is shocked by the fact that some of his fellow citizens can take a private jet to make flea jumps”, he told France Inter radio listeners this morning.Last week’s extension to ‘Le Plan Vélo’ - which launched last year - is intended to help the French catch up with the bike-loving Dutch, Germans and Danes."