Recent media reports have confirmed that the French rail operator SNCF has extended an offer to Air France for establishing a partnership between these two firms that can enable offering better train access to passengers between various airports located around Paris. Most notably, during these times industry analysts are pointing out to the growing dissatisfaction among airline passengers with the short haul routes. With increasing number of passengers preferring to travel by rail, Air France wishes to stop the drain due to this factor.

The recent SNCF partnership shall allow Air France to make sure that the passengers avail comfortable and high-speed train access to various Parisian airports. Over and above, the goal of this partnership is to offer regular rail service connecting various hubs, thereby rendering it highly easy for passengers seeking to connect to flights departing from other hubs in the city. SNCF's main idea is that the two companies shall make up a joint unit, in which both the rail operator and the airline would serve as stakeholders. As the talks on this deal are presently under progress, the facility is expected to be launched in 2010 at the time when France liberalises the rail system of the country.

Though the news of this deal has already appeared in the headlines of the media, SNFC and Air France remain tight-lipped, not being ready to offer any further details on the topic. However, such a deal is very much likely to serve the interests of both the parties.

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