Tag: cdg
British Airways Club Europe, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle – London Heathrow, Airbus A320: Solid
After a good two hours of waiting and eating in the lounge, I head off to board my flight to London as soon as it's announced on the FIDS.
Boarding
Upon leaving the lounge, I headed to passport control. I used...
Salon Extime, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle 2B: Still excellent
After a restful night at the Holiday Inn Express, it was time to head back to Boston.
Check-in and Ground Experience
The route from the hotel to terminal 2D is well signposted.
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Simply take the CDGVAL from Parc...
Holiday Inn Express, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle: Barely basic
Just before my trip back to Boston, I had to stay at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle between my itinerary from Caen and my flight the next day.
Booking
I booked this night when I booked the rest of my itinerary. I usually stay...
Air France Business, Lyon Saint-Exupéry – Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, Airbus A321: Solid in flight but very mediocre on the ground
Last leg of this journey from Caen to Paris.
Boarding
During my stay at the Confluence lounge, I received a TripIt notification indicating a 30-minute delay to departure, and therefore to boarding.
I therefore left the lounge at the rescheduled boarding time....
British Airways Club Europe, London Heathrow – Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, Airbus A320: No surprise
After a good hour in the Concorde Room, I left the lounge at the theoretical boarding time for gate A5, from which my flight to Paris Charles-de-Gaulle departed.
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Boarding
Upon arrival at the gate, I found myself...
SAS Plus, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle – Oslo Gardermoen, Boeing 737-700: What a difference with the long-haul experience!
After an intense week in Europe, it was time to head back to Boston. Combining work and leisure is hard and I was getting tired.
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
Check-in and ground experience
I checked in about 30...
Paris-Gothenburg on Air France in business class: really bad
This business class flight between Paris and Gothenburg on Air France only confirms the poor quality of the French airline's medium-haul product. Terminal, aircraft, service, punctuality: nothing was up to scratch.
This is my big comeback to the Air...
Air France lounge at Roissy 2G: not bad at all
The Air France lounge in Roissy's Terminal 2G is much nicer than expected, and in some respects even nicer than its big brother in the 2F.
Strange as it may seem, we've never yet reviewed the Air France lounge at...
Copenhagen-Paris on SAS in SAS Plus: good flight but catering that eventually bore you
Another uneventful flight on SAS in SAS Plus (Premium Economy) between Copenhagen and Paris, but the lack of variety in the catering did get tiresome in the long run.
This is the last flight of a journey that took...