BA disembarking at CDG
May 5, 2024, 9:39 am
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BA disembarking at CDG
Hi guys,
I've got a very tight connection at CDG tomorrow morning where every minute counts. However, I'd still like to be in the exit row if possible. Only exit row seats available are the back ones, row 26 and 27 out of 37 rows.
Due to the tightness im wondering if BA at CDG use a jet bridge (front door only) or do they use stairs (presumably front and back doors). Difference being ill either take a standard seat closer to the front or I could take an exit seat near the back and get off in the same time.
Thanks for any advice
I've got a very tight connection at CDG tomorrow morning where every minute counts. However, I'd still like to be in the exit row if possible. Only exit row seats available are the back ones, row 26 and 27 out of 37 rows.
Due to the tightness im wondering if BA at CDG use a jet bridge (front door only) or do they use stairs (presumably front and back doors). Difference being ill either take a standard seat closer to the front or I could take an exit seat near the back and get off in the same time.
Thanks for any advice
May 5, 2024, 9:42 am
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Normally front only airbridge in my experience.
It's only a very short flight, so if this is the time when you trade off knee space for being nearer the front, this is the occasion. It doesn't take more than a few minutes to empty an A321, but at the time, with the pressure on, it usually feels a long time. You could of course ask the crew to move nearer the front just for landing, but you are depending on suitable spare seats for that.
It's only a very short flight, so if this is the time when you trade off knee space for being nearer the front, this is the occasion. It doesn't take more than a few minutes to empty an A321, but at the time, with the pressure on, it usually feels a long time. You could of course ask the crew to move nearer the front just for landing, but you are depending on suitable spare seats for that.
May 5, 2024, 9:47 am
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OP doesn't mention if it is a connection or self-transfer nor with which airline.
I confirm jetbridge and front door is the norm, but one thing to note is that the terminal is done in such a way that if boarding is in progress at a gate between the deboarding BA gate and exit, sometimes, you'll be blocked for several minutes in the disembarkation corridor as a result because paths would cross otherwise. In my view, this and a few other things don't make CDG too great a place for connections (let alone transfers/self transfers) where "every minute counts.
I confirm jetbridge and front door is the norm, but one thing to note is that the terminal is done in such a way that if boarding is in progress at a gate between the deboarding BA gate and exit, sometimes, you'll be blocked for several minutes in the disembarkation corridor as a result because paths would cross otherwise. In my view, this and a few other things don't make CDG too great a place for connections (let alone transfers/self transfers) where "every minute counts.