A floor covering characterized as having a strong noise-reducing
properties for the interior trim of means of transport. The floor
covering has, on the passenger side, a textile or non-textile surface,
acoustically coupled through at least one microperforated sheet to a
fibrous non-woven and/or foamed plastic. A microperforated sheet having a
hole diameter from 0.2 to 0.5 mm and an interhole distance from 3 to 7
mm.