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Paris’ Charles de Gaulle opens new, innovative terminal
In late June Paris’ Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) opened the largest airport terminal in France’s history. The terminal, or “satellite” as the French call it, cost $645 million Euros, or nearly $880 million USD.
The terminal can accommodate up to 26 planes at once, including six Airbus A380 jumbo jets. It is located less than a minute away from CDG’s Terminal 2E via an automated metro system and boasts a large expanse of duty-free shopping, dining and entertainment.
The new terminal will annually increase CDG’s passenger capacity by 8.5 million passengers. It is also expected to increase the competitiveness of CDG, which is the second largest airport in Europe in terms of passenger traffic, just behind London Heathrow International Airport.
Sources: eTravel Blackboard, Travel Daily News
