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Old Oct 12th, 2005, 10:00 AM
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Is one hour enough time at CDG?

Just found a good price on RT flights Boston to Malaga Spain on AirFrance - outbound has only an hour and a half between segments, and returning only has one hour. Is that realistic?
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Old Oct 12th, 2005, 10:08 AM
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If you do a search, you'll find plenty of horror stories about CDG.

I spent 30 minutes on the shuttle bus from the plane to the terminal a couple of weeks ago.
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Old Oct 12th, 2005, 10:11 AM
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uh-oh. Thanks for the warning. I'll check the forum -- should've thought of that!
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Old Oct 12th, 2005, 10:16 AM
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Ha! hahahaha
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Old Oct 12th, 2005, 10:31 AM
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Uh. NO
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Agreed. Non. You'll definitely need more than une heure at that aero-hell known as CDG. At a well-organized airport like Amsterdam Schiphol or Copenhagen Kastrup, yes. But CDG, like London Heathrow, is a sprawling disorganized mess.
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Old Oct 12th, 2005, 11:29 AM
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I have to agree with all the others. CDG is one of the worst. 2 hours minimum!
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Old Oct 12th, 2005, 11:36 AM
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It may not be realistic, but it's certainly typical of an AF connection at CDG. In fact, it's a lot more generous than some connections I've had. I've had quite a number of hair-raising AF connections at CDG, and made them all, in part because AF personnel do shepherd you through the airport and make sure you get to the connecting flight. You have to be in good shape, but you'll probably make it.
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Old Oct 12th, 2005, 11:46 AM
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Well, thanks for the input, folks. I looked back through past threads and, put together with a nightmarish past experience with Continental Airlines (involving a cancelled flight from Manchester Nh to Newark, being bussed to Boston, waiting hours for flt to Newark, only to arrive Newark and find flt to LHR had taken off without us and then being put on flight to CDG, whereupon we circumnavigated the airport to get to terminal for flight to Malaga), I think I'll pass on the Air France great fare, thankyouverymuch. V. grateful for feedback.
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