CDG's terminal 1 only…read more We went home on United Airlines through CDG. This was our first time at this airport. The terminal is very large. There are plenty of signs telling you where to go. Just like most airports today, the passports are scanned with a machine. The security check is typical. Once cleared of security, you will go through lots of luxury brands shops before arriving at the gate. The gate area is very large and well organized. The seats are very comfy. Be prepared to long walks if your gate is far away. There are restaurants for food. There are also gift shops. Only disappointment was the water fountain not working on the day we were leaving.

The renovations of Charles de Gaulle have truly taken this airport to another level. The seating is…read morecomfortable and beautiful. There are many more shops in the duty free area (though I would like to see me Boulangerie options-always need one more pain au chocolat before heading home)! The bathrooms are clean and nice, but there are not enough and for one bathroom, we had to go up and down several flights of stairs (though there is an elevator).

Not so enjoyable. It's bad enough that major airlines raise their prices so high. Not just because…read moreof fuel prices. Corporate greed. Check the stock prices. In addition, from Paris, you are forced to pay for a shuttle. Deal with that whole fiasco. And you need to get to the shuttle! So, metro, shuttle, then stand in line, not for security, but there's a long ass line before you get to security. In the middle of security, another fiasco of having to pull all your creams out and put in their ziplock back. Terrible. Then, finally, through security. And then you wait again. Wait for the boarding gate to be called, it's not in advance, and often switches. They call the gate number. You wait in a long ass line again. They check your boarding pass and passport. You go outside. Guess what!! Another long ass line AGAIN. It's insanity. All for what? To save a couple bucks. Review your math before doing this and then you most likely will eat at their airport and spend more there too. Takes a simple flight a whole day for a short trip. Not worth it to me. I've done it 3 times. Math doesn't math and super frustrating.

This place sucks. Security left the gate for 30 minutes and didn't let us know. Toilets don't have…read moretoilet seats. They don't even have any bars! There is no god here

I had a terrible experience leaving France on June 7th weekend. I missed my plane because of subway…read moreand having a checked bag. I was late by two minutes, When I had a friend pick up my bag I was able to make it past security before boarding ending. I RAN Toward the terminal and they had just closed the gate. I didn't make the flight even if the plane was still there. The french bee employees were very rude to me ( wish I would have got the guys name) but he didn't make Me feel better. He just said he couldn't do anything that's their policy and wouldn't look at me in my eyes. French bee didn't give me a full refund either for this ticket. Since I had no choice but to buy another ticket to United States. I purchased an additionally ticket to Newark and had to wait a few hours.Since i proceeded through security, I was selected for additional baggage screening after I had already passed security and passport check. The screening began at the terminal approximately 6:03 p.m. and lasted until approximately 6:40 p.m. During this time, I fully cooperated with all instructions and remained available for inspection. As the process continued, I repeatedly expressed concern about missing my flight and asked whether I would still be able to board. On multiple occasions, I was reassured by security personnel that I would make my flight and that I should not worry. Other passengers undergoing the same screening received similar assurances. Based on these statements, I reasonably relied on the information provided and remained patient and cooperative throughout the process. Unfortunately, there was little to no communication regarding the actual status of my flight or the risk that I might miss boarding. By the time the screening concluded, the flight had departed. Only afterward was I informed that my travel plans had been changed to the following day. Had I been informed that my ability to board was in jeopardy, I would have sought assistance immediately or explored alternative options. Instead, I relied on repeated assurances that I would be able to make the flight. As a direct result of this situation, I was unexpectedly stranded in Paris overnight and incurred additional expenses, including hotel accommodations and other travel-related costs. Furthermore, I ultimately had to purchase an additional ticket to Newark in order to return to the United States. The financial impact of this experience was significant, but equally concerning was the lack of clear communication during a time-sensitive situation. I made every effort to comply with all requirements, acted in good faith based on the information provided to me, and was left with substantial unexpected expenses through no fault of my own. In light of these circumstances, I respectfully requested a refund for Reimbursement of my hotel expenses and any reasonable costs resulting from the overnight delay; and * Consideration of reimbursement for the additional airfare and still haven't heard back. The airline French bee was not able to assist with this. I'm not sure if I would fly out or to this airport again because of my experience. As an American citizen I just feel I was treated unfairly. I was forced to stay a night in Paris by myself and had to wait till the next day at 5pm to leave.

I truly enjoyed flying in and out of this airport . I had no issues from flight check in, baggage…read moreclaim and check and upgrading to first class using my Amex points.Traveling with a young child is always a bit scary especially out of the country but I felt safer in Europe traveling with my daughter. Restrooms were extremely clean and comfortable and dining and shopping options were convenient. I will say this, by the time I come back I will be able to speak French fluently because the language touched my soul, might as well make this language number 5. Ce n'est pas un adieu, mais à la prochaine, Paris!!!!

With the new EES system, plan to wait for security. We had heard that if you have OneWorld status…read moreof sapphire or higher, you could go through the fast lane no. 1. That is no longer the case, so arrive early. The terminal had a large number of stores and good lounges (see our review of Cathy Pacific Lounge). The terminal was okay, but looked a little tired. In need of a refresh. Otherwise, a nice terminal and connected to all others.

Landed in Terminal M and had a bit of a walk plus a tram to the main terminal for customs and…read morebaggage claim. As I had an earlier morning arrival the airport was calm and quiet until I hit customs. Because of my arriving plane ticket I was able to skip the incredibly long (and hot ) line and get prioritized to enter the country quickly. By the time I got to baggage claim my luggage was already waiting for me. All in all one of the quickest international arrivals I've had. A bit of a walk to ride share app pickup location and then our Uber driver specifically had us go to the regular arrivals pickup area. Not as bad as my last time in Paris where they had us run to departures. That doesn't and shouldn't reflect on the airport itself but worth noting for others arriving -- ride shares do not pick up in the ride share pickup area.

Arriving is simple and Departure wasn't too bad. I do like the parking spots near the Departure…read moredoor its so convenient. Beware they are strict on carry on weight no more than 12kg so weigh your bag before hand and make sure your liquids are in a clear bag. Also all electronics need to come out the bag during security. This is a busy airport I suggest you arrive at least 2-3hrs before your flight

I'm not a fan of this place. I wanted to be but I'm not. It felt super cramped! Where they expect…read morepeople to sit is unfortunately so close to shops and restaurants and it's all just so crowded and congested. The restrooms are underneath all of the sitting area and when you go down the stairs, make sure you know which stairs you came down because they link up to a whole bunch of other stairs and then before you know it you're completely lost. That was the most frustrating part. Literally just went to use the restroom and could not find my way back to where I was supposed to be. Yeah, it was super frustrating. And I feel like I'm pretty good at reading signs. That's my opinion of the place.

Fun flying in and out of CDG. Get there early but the lines move. Clean restrooms and lots of…read moreshops. If you belong to a club there are a few between A and C.

Very big and very nice airport. FYI they do weigh your bags when flying out of airport so make sure…read moreyou're under weight of they will make you check bag. Plenty of food choices and shopping. Their Air France lounge was super nice ( spent 7 hours in it), it has showers, spa, blacked out sleeping rooms and of course awesome food.

Terminal 1 at CDG has become one of the worst major city airports in the world. From check in, to…read morebag drop to security lines (like 2 hour minimum no kidding), to passport control to gate and boarding it is epically inefficient, hot, dirty and unfriendly (because the over-abundance of employees with too few responsibilities and authority and too many regulations to enforce are all equally disgruntled). Avoid this airport at all costs, even if it means avoiding Paris as well. Not worth it.

Terminal 1 is the newly updated international terminal. I flew in and out of here on my most recent…read moretrip. Lots of high end clothing stores and makeup brands have stores in this area. There's also a duty free store. If you take the escalator up in the retail area, there's some places to grab food and drink like McDonalds and Starbucks. When you walk to the gate area, there is tons of aesthetically beautiful seating. Also every seat seems to have a working charging port which is amazing! There's also some checkers tables and PS5 gaming screens.

Terminal 2B of the international Paris airport (named after the WWII general and later French…read moreleader) is mainly used by European flights for airlines like SAS, Finnair, and easyJet. I used it twice on my week long Paris trip, and found both instances to be OK. On night 1, took a 50 minute flight from Frankfurt, landing around 22:25 (about 5 hours after my original expected arrival time). A jet bridge was provided. Since we had arrived from another Schengen country, there was no immigration checks. My original plan was to take the train into Paris, but it was pretty late at night so decided to take a taxi. Good advice at any airport is to go directly to the official airport taxi spot, ignoring all the would-be good samaritans offering advice on official airport grounds. Some of them were quite good at being indignant about me ignoring them (i.e. 'look at me when I'm talking to you!'). The main issue I had is that the official taxi drivers weren't much better. The router at the cab station didn't really care (not asking me where I'm going), just telling me to go the next cab that pulled in. I told that driver where I was going, and he then started to go. I asked him what the rate would be, and he ignored me. I asked again, and this time he said he would tell me once on the road. I got angry and told him it needed to be a flat rate. This made him unhappy, and after a few moments put a flat rate of 56€ into the meter, which is the prescribed rate for the Right Bank (which is where I was going). The rest of the ride was done in silence. We got to the hotel, and he expected to be paid in cash. I insisted on a credit card, which he was not happy with. Next time I will just take an Uber for less cost and hassle. On night 7, I had a 90 minute flight to Copenhagen, where I intended to visit for a couple of days before flying back to LA. I took the train from Paris, and it did take a bit of meandering to get to Terminal 2B. Going through security was quick, and afterwards I had arrived airside without going through any sort of id check with boarding pass (which is what is typical at US airports). There wasn't much there in terms of food, so picked up some water from a vending machine ($3.04 converted). There weren't many flights leaving from our gate area, so there were plenty of seats to wait. Most seats had both USB-A and eletrical outlets to charge. Free Wi-fi was provided, just requiring any email address to register. Boarding was exactly on time, with announcements in Danish and English and we were airborne 13 minutes after we left the gate.

This was a very clean airport. I enjoyed shopping in the duty-free stores. Sadly, the bottle of…read morevirgin olive oil in an Eiffel Tower did not have duty free packaging on it, so when I arrived at Heathrow airport for my connection flight, it got confiscated. I am still very upset over this. Good thing I did not buy more liquid gifts! The airport itself was easy to navigate around. I found my gate without any problems.

This review is for the air show...what a chaos. Every time I come to Paris air show and miss…read moreFarnborough or Singapore air show. French invented inconvenience and chaos. The joy of RER ride and only two people working at station to collect 2 euros....huge bottleneck. Parking is very easy and some area are shaded. W Security is a joke (one x-ray machine working per gate!?)...everyone has to go through groping, I hear a lot of Europeans complain about the TSA in America but I guess if everyone gets groped they are okay!? Ticket scanning is easy and ladies working there are oh so professionally dressed (but not all of them are nice...) The display...it's not as cool as used to be, where are the Russians and Chinese!? I wanna see our foes displaying their latest and baddest. Gift shops are everywhere at the show, but each has different stock and if you see what you want just grab quickly. Also what's up with low quality junk that they sell for so much of money!? Despite all the negatives I mentioned, show will go on, it's about French pride and tradition continues...

Paris Air Show! Okay, this is one of the most historic and traditionally important shows in the…read moreworld. Here the top companies in the aerospace and defense industry exhibit to show their stuff. I have been coming here since 1086 and my main question is why do they have to make our lives so hard? a. Entry 1 star - We are here for weeks and have all the right passes for car and personnel. Every day they change the roads in, the rules and who can go where. It is organization at it's most oddest way. b. Traffic Police - 1 star - Being a huge show, and tons of traffic, the police are out in force and guess what, they do not actually help the flow, but hinder it. I am not sure what they are doing here, but I think it has the opposite affect. c. The show - 2 star - Normally a great show, but will the budget cuts, the air display this year was very poor. d. The people - Over the years, in my book the parisians have gone from the most difficult to one of the most accommodating people to work and to encounter. Very odd indeed. e. The noise - This is an air display show. However, the noise is TREMENDOUS. Cannot even speak when a fighter jet is roaring 150 feet above you. Great show, traditional and great stuff to see. GK says always come to the Paris Air Show, but be careful of so many things.