Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)
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> 3 terminals > 4 runways > 56.8 millions passengers > 173 airlines > 505 served cities
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Terminal 3 Terminal Three was inaugurated in spring of 1990, and is dedicated to charter flight operations to and from the airport. In contrast to the other two terminals this one is characterised by its simplicity of design. It is not architecturally significant and looks like a white hangar from the outside. It was designed for charter airlines who wish to pay fewer airport fees. This terminal can be classified as a "plane-less" one in the sense that passengers are brought by buses to their plane. Although there is some disruption in the boarding and de-boarding processes, this approach poses less of a problem as charter airlines are less prone to time schedule constraints as regular carriers. Terminal Three has been a success story. It was extended and renovated in spring 1999. In 2003, it handled 4.2 million passengers - 8.7% of the total traffic at CDG. This is approx. 50% of Terminal One's traffic but Terminal Three takes up much less than 50% of the space required by the larger terminal. Terminal 3 Info Page CDG VAL CDGVAL is a free automatic shuttle service. A five-station line links the three airport terminals, RER and TGV stations and remote parking within 8 minutes. At rush hours, train frequency is every 4/5 minutes.
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Terminal 1 After seven years of planning and construction, CDG began service on March 8, 1974. Terminal One was built to an avant-garde design consisting of a ten-floor high circular building surrounded by seven satellite buildings each with four gates. The satellites were designed with multiple levels of waiting rooms, baggage handling and retail areas. The terminal was originally designed to handle 7-8 million passengers a year. According to ADP, it handled 9.3 million passengers in 2003, which corresponds to a little less than 20% of Charles de Gaulle entire traffic. Since April 2004, Terminal 1 has been undergoing renovation work. This project is divided into four main steps, each dedicated to a quarter of the building. Renovation work on Terminal 1 scheduled to be finished by the end of 2008. Terminal 1 Info Page Terminal 2 Terminal 2 was designed and constructed on a linear basis. The terminal consists of a central road or corridor off which all the terminal sections are borne. This design was made with an eye to the future as it allows ample opportunity for expansion. There were initially four sub-terminals: 2A and 2B were opened in 1982, 2C in 1989 and 2D in 1993. The second and more modern architectural phase of Terminal Two encompasses sections 2F and 2E where the blunt concrete structure of the older parts has disappeared from the outside view to give way to rounded metallic and glass vaults. Terminal 2 handled overall 34.7 million passengers in 2003. New extension of Terminal 2E and 2F (Satellite S3) is scheduled to open from june to december 2007. The opening of Satellite 3 (or S3) to the immediate west of Terminals 2E and 2F will provide further jetways especially for the Airbus 380, 6 Airbus A380 will be able to dock simultaneously around the building. Check-in and baggage delivery will be provided by the existing infrastructure in Terminals 2E and 2F. The dedicated terminal will have a capacity of 8.5 million/passengers per year, with 22 embarkment lounges and close to 5,000 seats, on 226,000 square meters (including 3,300 square meters for commercial outlets). In the meantime, the already existing part of Terminal 2E is being modified following the partial collapse of the boarding area's roof in May 2004. A further Satellite 4 is planned to open in 2012 to provide additional capacity. Construction began on a new terminal building, Terminal 2G. The first stone of the new building itself laid in March 2007. 2G (located west of the S3 construction site) will be a Schengen terminal and will handle Air France regional traffic and provide small capacity planes (up to 150 passengers) with a faster turn-around time. Opening is planned for the Winter season of 2008. Terminal 2 Info Page
Facts Paris is served by two airports: Orly (ORY) to the south of the city and Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to the north. Roissy-Charles de Gaulle is used by a huge number of international and domestic airlines, it has connections to more foreign destinations than any other airport in the world. Also known as Roissy, it is France's main airport and second busiest passenger airport in Europe after London Heathrow. Between 1996 and 2004, airport frequentation increased by 59,7%. With nearly 60 million passengers in 2007, CDG is ranked 7th worldwide. In terms of plane movements, Charles de Gaulle Airport was number one in Europe with 532,961 planes (2006), above Frankfurt Airport and London Heathrow. In terms of cargo traffic, Charles de Gaulle Airport also was number one in Europe in 2006 with 1,876,900 metric tonnes, above Frankfurt and Heathrow. Charles de Gaulle Airport extends over 32.38 km².
> Check-in is opened 3 hours prior to long-haul flight departure and 90 minutes for domestic and medium-haul flights departure. > It is recommended that passengers arrive no later than 2 hours prior to departure. > Check that you have all relevant travel documentation including passports and tickets. > Ensure you do not exceed your baggage allowance. > Once you arrive at the terminal, look for the flight information display screens. These will tell you which check-in counter has been allocated for your flight. > Have your ticket and passport ready while waiting to check-in. > Additional security measures require you to pack any sharp items in your checked baggage. Sharp items identified at screening will be confiscated.
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