Originally Posted by
conglomerate
The bags finally appeared at 1.30 am. Before that there was a heated exchange between passengers and staff.
I then lined up for an hour for a taxi, and got to my hotel at 4 am on March 13.
My booking with AC was supposed to get me to Paris at 9.30 am on March 12.
Originally Posted by
Stranger
I suspect snow is at the root of the problem. By French standards, it seems it's pretty bad. most trains not running.
Exactly. That much snow, combined with the unusual cold, and so late in the year isn't the norm. Not to mention that last week it was
+16 degrees. And the RER moved to late night works as of last weekend, so late arrivals were competing for other forms of transport. The Eurostar was not running yesterday and on a slower schedule today.
I would have left without my luggage, even if I were just visiting. It was a completely unusual situation. AC at CDG is usually very good.
I've had similar situations at YYZ, and in fact flew back to CDG that day earlier this year when LH had a fire and there was a huge backup at YYZ due to snow. I don't blame CDG for not being able to handle this weather, but YYZ on the other hand should be able to handle it better than they do.