Originally Posted by
Mike Jacoubowsky
How are you getting there? Traffic variability can change your arrival time pretty significantly. The 90 minutes that some believe to be safe can quickly become shorter, and if it happens to become 59 minutes and 30 seconds like it did for me once, they might not let you on your flight (which is what happened to me... I had to re-route through AMS and spend the night there).
By the way, if you do end up with extra time, the lounge isn't that bad. Nicer than any UC I've been to anyway.
2 years ago I was down to the seconds with getting my bag check-in because of getting stuck on a street in the Marais boxed in my a delivery van and then a little traffic outside of the city. Since then whenever I am going to CDG I give myself more than enough time. I'd rather be bored for an extra 45 min in the airport then sweating bullets and dealing with issues.