Originally Posted by bgriff

Where are these gates / what is the setup? I have been to CDG a fair number of times and had no idea there were such gates.

I am flying JFK-CDG-JMK later this summer with a 100-minute connection coming from the 5:30pm flight out of JFK, so it would be very nice if we didn't need to reclear security to make that connection. (Obviously no control over whether we actually get such a gate, but now I am curious.)

I expect to make the connection with no issues if JFK-CDG is on time, though on-time operations in New York have been far from a guarantee this summer, and CDG-JMK is once daily only. Any general guidance, if we do end up missing the connection is AF likely to entertain requests to rebook on other airlines or will they only rebook to their flight the next day? Paid business class ticket, STE+ (Delta Diamond).

Originally Posted by hhdl

It's the gates on the western side of Hall L. If from a secure origin, the path off the plane may go up to a corridor separated from the rest of the hall which opens into an area where you can turn east and go downstairs to the Hall L departures level or turn west and go down a long corridor to passport control and then to 2F's departures level. On the below Google Maps screenshot, that junction is NW of the Hall L lounge icon and SW of the La Durée icon.

At 6am, 20 minutes from stepping off the plane to the 2F lounge is quite possible.

Originally Posted by bgriff

Thanks, good to know, and fingers crossed for my trip ... although I guess maybe I was better off in my ignorance, as now I will be annoyed any time I fly to CDG and don't arrive at these gates.