Jsnww81 From United States, joined Jan 2002, 1663 posts, RR: 15 Posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 4004 times:
... have no fear, you can get it on the web!
I'd been looking for a clear recording of it for ages and somebody finally pointed me in the right direction. It's part of a CD of French synthesizer music. You can hear it at:
DL021 From United States, joined May 2004, 10962 posts, RR: 90 Reply 2, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3941 times:
Is it similar to the old Orly chime? That was the sign to me I had arrived in France as a child, step off the Pan Am or AF 707 and hear the chimes while heading for baggage claim.
Jsnww81 From United States, joined Jan 2002, 1663 posts, RR: 15 Reply 3, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3932 times:
DL021:
The chime was introduced when CDG opened in 1974, so it's probably not the same one you remember. I'm not sure if this chime ever played at Orly, although I know the new (bad) chime is playing at both CDG and ORY.
Paul777 From United States, joined Aug 2003, 95 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3884 times:
Thanks for the jogging of the memory James. Way too many overnight JFK-ORY, or was it DKR-ORY, oh heck I was way too young and way too tired! Just remember flying all night and arriving very early, and then waiting for a good bit of the day for either a connection to MRS, NCE, BIA or TLS, and hearing the ORY chime!
Mhodgson From United Kingdom (England), joined Dec 2002, 4947 posts, RR: 24 Reply 8, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 3732 times:
Quoting RAMPRAT980 (Reply 1): CDG is probably the nicest airport I've ever been inside of. Everything about that airport is unique from the chime(s) to the architecture.
Unique - yes; nice - NO!
Terminal 1 is an abomination/shrine to one of the ugliest building materials ever, and Terminals 2, while much nicer, are badly signposted and require lots of walking.
Havid said that, the chime is nice
No trees were harmed by this message. However, several million electrons were terribly inconvenienced
Airtrainer From Belgium, joined Aug 2003, 683 posts, RR: 9 Reply 9, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 3681 times:
Jsnww81, you're a star ! I've always wanted to hear this chime, I was even about to write to ADP (Aeroports De Paris) to find it
By the way, I haven't flown from CDG for a while and I didn't know the chime had been replaced, I think it's a shame !
Going to work now, I'm sure I will have a nice day with this little music in my head
Jsnww81 From United States, joined Jan 2002, 1663 posts, RR: 15 Reply 10, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 3566 times:
Glad you liked it. I had been hunting for it for quite awhile myself, and had considered emailing ADP as well.
It's such a catchy little sound, but it's impossible to remember! I heard it at CDG last year but couldn't remember how it sounded - I could only remember that I liked it.
Tundra767 From United States, joined Jan 2005, 410 posts, RR: 3 Reply 11, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 3491 times:
I LOVE CDG!! I really love Terminal 1. Is it me or am I the only guy who goes to the lower level to see the guy that live there on all my visits. He just ads to the charm. I think he goes by King Alfred.
BoogyJay From France, joined May 2005, 459 posts, RR: 3 Reply 13, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 3390 times:
CDG1 is really funny when it comes to park:
Drive around the terminal 2 or 3 times to get into the parking.
Then park, pick up people, and round again 2 or 3 more times to get to the top.
Clear the barrier and then descend around the terminal 4 or 5 times again to get to the road.
The architect did not suffer any lack of originality to build the parking on top of the terminal
Jsnww81 From United States, joined Jan 2002, 1663 posts, RR: 15 Reply 21, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 3124 times:
I was hoping to put it in as my ringtone as well, but my phone can't support new ringtones (at two years old, it's a total dinosaur.) I guess it's time to get a new phone, which is exactly what the cellular companies want me to do.
Cdgdtw From United States, joined May 2003, 162 posts, RR: 2 Reply 22, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 3105 times:
I was just going to ask about the ringtone thing. If I weren't to hear it for years, I could hear that chime and still feel like I'm in the crowded 1970s terminal pushing past crowds, smelling a mixture of duty-free perfume, cigarettes and humanity. Funny how a silly sound can take you somewhere . If someone finds out how to get it as a ringtone, let me know!
LPLAspotter From Portugal, joined Jan 2005, 682 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 3093 times:
Now if someone could find the NBO (Kenyatta) "chime" (although I could hardly call it that - more of a synthesized noise) they would definitely make my day!!!!!!!!!
Sponsor Message: 
From United States, joined Jan 2002, 1663 posts, 
.gif){kind=small}
From United Kingdom (England), joined Dec 2002, 4947 posts, 
From Belgium, joined Aug 2003, 683 posts, 
From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 2533 posts, 
From France, joined May 2005, 459 posts, 
From Portugal, joined Jan 2005, 682 posts,