Originally Posted by
mlin32
As mediocre as Roissy is, I think all the major European hubs have issues. Admittedly I have not gone through MAD, but I would take CDG over LHR or FRA anyday.
The design of fractioning airports into many terminals just doesn't work today. I prefer the large single or perhaps two terminal designs you find in Asia. Sure, the walking distances can be large but you're not left trying to figure out 7 or 8 different terminals and going between them.
But large single-terminal airports typically also have some sort of subdivision. Just went through DOH, and they have "concourses" A, B, C, and so on. Sure, transporting yourself between the various parts of the airport is easier, but navigation not necessarily more intuitive, except that A is closer to B than it is to E. Something that cannot be said of the new CDG layout where B, C, D are in Terminal 5, E is in Terminal 6 (so far so good), but then F is in Terminal 3. Go figure.