Originally Posted by rambling man

In a nutshell, how is FRA these days?
the reason i ask is that the media always make things look much worse than they really are. i see that there are supposedly 20,000 bags stuck in purgatory there. various strikes are creating havoc. staff shortages causing interminable lines.
i deal with chaos very poorly. i'd rather simply not go than have to put up with the stress. our trip is beginning of september and i'm wondering if things will be less chaotic by then or just as bad? the director of FRA wrote an open letter stating that the current situation will persist for a few months. we have a 90 min connection in FRA from canada to CDG so we'll be entering the schengen zone there. i'm beginning to think that's not enough. if we're going to lose our bags and miss our connections, i'd rather just skip this trip. i lived in europe for 30 years. i can do without a week in paris.