Median Roissy CDG Aéroport, Goussainville

Hang your head in shame CDG

Advantages: Errrr . . . none
Disadvantages: It's horrific

there (even staff working for nonCDG airlines eg. a BA checkin person) to be rude, unhelpful and extremely band-mannered. On explaining my confusion with not knowing which desk 54 to go to, I was greeted with exasperation and shouted at. There is also a bizarre system (never seen this before) where you have to go through security with all your luggage (on a trolley fully loaded queueing around those ropes and posts) before checking in, which is a horrendous bottleneck. I have found the terminals to be filthy and sometimes even smelly! The best aspect of this airport is the shuttle bus which takes you straight to the train station for connections. It's very efficient (as long as you can find it in the first place) and announcements are in several languages. In addition, the RER connection to Paris is frequent and reliable. I ...

DeliaS 17.08.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Paris - Charles de Gaulle (CDG)

Bienvenue a Charles de Hell!!!!

Advantages: Great transport links
Disadvantages: Poor facilities in terminals

I have been considering writing a review of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) for some time but have refrained; worried that it may be biased by factors outside of the airports hands. However, having had an 'unforgettable' trip through the airport on a day trip a couple of weeks ago, I felt it was time to put down my opinions! CDG is one of a group of airports around the capital city of France, along with Orly, Le Bourget and Beavaus, but is the most likely point of origin for travellers from the UK. It was opened in 1972 as Le Bourget could not cope with the demands of modern aviation and has quickly become one of the busiest and most diverse airports in the world. I first visited the airport a couple of years ago when my girlfriend and I decided to visit the city for a few days holiday. We were flying from London Heathrow ...

StereoMike1983 09.07.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Paris - Charles de Gaulle (CDG)

An airport or an IQ test

Advantages: Planes can land there. Planes can leave again.
Disadvantages: Total chaos trying to navigate the airport. The moving walkways are a real danger to your health. Lack of information. Not enough multi-language speakers working there. The place is in need of some real modernising. The check-in desks need some real

Having never been in Charles de Gaulle airport before & expecting it to be like most other airports, my family & I looked forward to our new experience. We flew from Belfast International Airport ? Aldergrove, to London Heathrow & then transferred to our flight to Charles de Gaulle. Our flights with British Midlands International were all on time & rather uneventful, which was nice & we arrived at Charles de Gaulle on time. Things were looking good & we were looking forward to getting a taxi to our hotel. (I had visited the CDG Airport website to familiarise myself with the layout, which would speed up our journey to the hotel once we located our luggage. The website was great & I was pretty confident that I could navigate the airport easily! .. Once there, things can quickly change!) Once the BMI flight landed & we ...

Paddys_back 21.10.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Paris - Charles de Gaulle (CDG)