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).

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.

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.

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.

Great airport! Very clean. I love that the seating is plentiful with many opportunities to charge…read moreyour devices. There is free WiFi. There are plenty of opportunities to shop luxury goods and also tourist items.

Blah. This whole place is so tight and convoluted. I'm sure there were so many good intentions but…read morewith all the amount of traffic going through there these days, it's just not that good. Don't forget the duty free! So tacky. And the whole naming scheme with Terminal 2 having all these different concourses or wings? I mean what? Why? That's just going to confuse people so much more. So I have to go to terminal 2F but I have to specifically go to the M gates. Yes that's not confusing at all to typical people. Just not my favorite. Definitely going to try to avoid this again in the future unless I have a 3-hour connection. The amount of buses between the terminals was crazy. Sorry this is a big rant but that's how frustrating the whole situation was.

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.

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.

Not the most positive experience. We were given wrong information about baggage, ended up going…read morethrough customs to then go back into the airport and missed our connector. The connector wasn't available until the following day. There were two individuals who were incredibly helpful and tried to help us out post negative experience with their coworkers. Overall will avoid this airport if possible.

The layout of this airport, and the surrounding train lines to get there, might make sense to some…read more But, I'm not one of them. There was so much going on at this airport and yet it felt a bit underwhelming overall. My best advice is to allow enough time to connect and figure out the terminal. I don't know what I expected from CDG, but this wasn't it.

We had our return flight from this airport, which claimed to be one of the busiest airports in…read moreeurope. The check-in process was simple for flying out of terminal 3 in Norse atlantic. The lines in the security check-in were OK. But, the immigration/ border control process was not well managed. Plan ahead of time, or you will risk missing the flight. Because 2 to 3 hours will not be sufficient enough for you to get to the gate. Also, when you reach the gate, you have to take a bus to go to your aircraft. Give yourself ample time. The food options inside the terminal are very, very limited, so plan ahead.

THERE ARE NO WORKING PLUGS IN THE ENTIRE TERMINAL. how can you possibly expect a person traveling…read moreinternationally to not charge their electronic devices . Pathetic. For 30 minutes my wife and i ran around the building looking for a singular plug that workers