Beaucaire From Syria, joined Sep 2003, 5252 posts, RR: 26 Posted (5 years 12 months 15 hours ago) and read 3114 times:
Today Nicolas Sarkozy will inaugurate the new S3 terminal at CDG.
S3 will become the largest terminal in Paris, with a capacity of 26 aircraft including 6 positions for the A380. The terminal will be dedicated for the Skyteam members and can handle 8 million passengers /year.
SIze of the terminal is 225,000 m².....!
The cost of the Terminal was 650 million € and 7000 m² of shops ,salons and restaurants are included in the construction.
Congratulations to ADP for this new terminal...
TYCOON From United States of America, joined Feb 2007, 335 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (5 years 12 months 14 hours ago) and read 2991 times:
Anyone know what flights will be operated out of S3? If the A380 is going to be docked there, I would imagine it is intercontinental oriented and not Schengen or domestic.
GeorgiaAME From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 869 posts, RR: 6 Reply 4, posted (5 years 12 months 13 hours ago) and read 2872 times:
I'll be flying AF intercontinental into CDG this weekend, with Europe connections. Would be nice to not have to come into 2E/F or the rest of the alphabet soup at CDG. But I'm not too optimistic about not getting the bus ride. If has any merit, I'll post. Meanwhile, I'm looking forward to my pate and champagne (although a sauterne would be preferred...) at 35000 feet, with Edith Piaf singing through my Bose.
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Jouy31 From France, joined May 2003, 446 posts, RR: 11 Reply 6, posted (5 years 12 months 12 hours ago) and read 2722 times:
Quoting TYCOON (Reply 2): Anyone know what flights will be operated out of S3? If the A380 is going to be docked there, I would imagine it is intercontinental oriented and not Schengen or domestic.
S3 will operate, in a first phase, about 10 daily flights to the US, moving up to 30 daily flights to the US, Asia and Africa some time in July. A second phase is scheduled for October, with the last phase at the end of December. When it is completed in December, S3 will accomodate about 65 daily flights, both medium-haul and long-haul flights, with some of the gates on the West side being able to accomodate both, boarding medium-haul flights from the upper level, and long-haul flights from the main floor. Some time between January and March 2008, the moving walkways linking S3 to 2F will become operational.
Mk777 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 1186 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (5 years 12 months 12 hours ago) and read 2628 times:
Can anyone show where this new terminal is in CDG?
CDG is a mess, IMO, they need better connectivity between terminals and 2A definitely needs an overhaul, its quite dilapidated, i hope these new terminals will help when connecting flights to and from India and the US.
AF has announced that it will cease operations in 2A & 2B by Summer 2008. This could come earlier for 2A, sometime during winter. Ultimately, AF will also leave 2C & 2D, with the hub revolving around the TGV station, 2E, 2F, S3, S4 and 2G.
Haggis79 From Germany, joined Jun 2006, 1096 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (5 years 12 months 11 hours ago) and read 2530 times:
is there any information yet how 2G is going to be connected to 2E/2F? I thought the LISA train would be extended but on the animation linked by Jouy31 it doesn't look so.... I hope it's not going to be by landside bus solely?
KL577 From Netherlands, joined Oct 2006, 757 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (5 years 12 months 11 hours ago) and read 2490 times:
Quoting Jouy31 (Reply 8): AF has announced that it will cease operations in 2A & 2B by Summer 2008. This could come earlier for 2A, sometime during winter. Ultimately, AF will also leave 2C & 2D, with the hub revolving around the TGV station, 2E, 2F, S3, S4 and 2G.
So who will operate from 2A,2B, 2C and 2D in the end? Will AF solely be using the new extensions?
Jouy31 From France, joined May 2003, 446 posts, RR: 11 Reply 13, posted (5 years 12 months 10 hours ago) and read 2384 times:
Quoting Haggis79 (Reply 9): is there any information yet how 2G is going to be connected to 2E/2F? I thought the LISA train would be extended but on the animation linked by Jouy31 it doesn't look so.... I hope it's not going to be by landside bus solely?
Unfortunately, nothing has been confirmed regarding the original plan of extending CDGVAL by a landside line going Eastward between 2E and 2F, to S3, S4 and S3N (the former plan for 2G), paralleling LISA (airside) between S3 and S4. The current official plans involve landside transfer by buses to/from 2G.
TYCOON From United States of America, joined Feb 2007, 335 posts, RR: 4 Reply 14, posted (5 years 12 months 10 hours ago) and read 2384 times:
Desiguy2447, you should do a small amount of research beforehand. Most of the bus transport at CDG is outsourced to a number of different private companies and the unions do not have that much power over such operations. Witness the new VAL that links T1, the central RER station and T2 in a very efficient and quick manner - with no employee on board operating the thing. Nobody went on strike following the implementation of that.
In all likelihood, there will be some sort of underground extension for an automated link to 2G. 2G will probably be accessible directly with check-in counters. Does not seem to be the case for S3 and S4 with check-in being done in T2E or T2F.
Mindscape From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 314 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (5 years 12 months 10 hours ago) and read 2311 times:
Quoting Jouy31 (Reply 6): S3 will operate, in a first phase, about 10 daily flights to the US, moving up to 30 daily flights to the US, Asia and Africa some time in July
Quoting Jouy31 (Reply 6): Some time between January and March 2008, the moving walkways linking S3 to 2F will become operational.
Ok... sounds weird (not to mention ridiculous) they won't open the moving walkways for this inauguration since S3 is ALSO the boarding and disembarking concourse for terminal 2F...
At least, will the LISA system be working to link 2E to S3 avoiding US passengers having the infamous bus ride ?
Anyway, this is a good move to make CDG a better hub airport as a passenger point of view... Will be there beginning of July, will post de TR if indeed I disembark and board through S3...
Jouy31 From France, joined May 2003, 446 posts, RR: 11 Reply 16, posted (5 years 12 months 10 hours ago) and read 2295 times:
Quoting Mindscape (Reply 15): Ok... sounds weird (not to mention ridiculous) they won't open the moving walkways for this inauguration since S3 is ALSO the boarding and disembarking concourse for terminal 2F...
At least, will the LISA system be working to link 2E to S3 avoiding US passengers having the infamous bus ride ?
It is my understanding that S3 will not be used as a boarding and disembarking concourse for 2F ... until the 600m long moving walkways are operational. I guess airside connecting passengers may have to use the airside buses.
Regarding LISA, it should be operational tomorrow . Transfer time is 45s, and max wait time is 2mn.
Haggis79 From Germany, joined Jun 2006, 1096 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (5 years 12 months 9 hours ago) and read 2132 times:
Quoting Jouy31 (Reply 16): It is my understanding that S3 will not be used as a boarding and disembarking concourse for 2F ... until the 600m long moving walkways are operational.
I would expect them to become operational at the same time as Terminal 2E becomes fully operational again.... until then I'd assume S3 will be used as main boarding area for 2E (hopefully with the closing of Satellite H happening soon)
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. Transfer time is 45s, and max wait time is 2mn.
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