Mirk

Train stations aren't spared, I had one while I was transiting through Lyon not too long ago.

San Gottardo

Oh I know. And train stations can be chaotic, as happened recently when one of the main Paris train stations suffered a technical defect in one of its control centers. I was effected, and that time was happy to fly BOD-ORY instead of tempting fate by trying to take a train (although the value prop of Bordeaux-Paris in 2 hours is just fantastic).

Goldorak

Not a joke. I am at 2F and we were evacuated because of 2 unattended bags, one at each end.
This is really becoming out of control
45 min....

HNS

Does that only happen in the summer?

Going back to your initial post, I remember May 2016 we flew with our 16mo baby girl OTP - HND via CDG. When I bought the tickets, I didn't even look at the departure hours, I was excited about the price (842 EUR for all 3 of us). Anyway, the departure from CDG for the longhaul was at around midnight Romania time, when our baby should have been asleep. She did fell asleep in the airport but kept waking up during the boarding and take off because of noise and announcements. Anyway, we take off, lights are dimmed, and at one point she starts crying (yelling). There were another 4 babies in the cabin, sitting in various places, she woke up all 4 (or they woke each other up) and at one point it was like a concert. I swear, all the thoughts in the world crossed my mind, I was sweating, I felt bad for other passengers, especially for the ones with the babies but it seems nobody cared. They all calmed down in 30 minutes and the rest of the flight was uneventful.

On the way back (HND-CDG), because of a mechanical, they boarded us but kept us in the plane for 2 hours before take off (the flight was 13 hours) and I proactively apologized to the seat companions if my baby would start crying at one point. Not only she did not cry for the 15 hours she stayed crammed in that plane, but she was friendly, giggling and playing with my wife. I ended up standing for 7 hours of that flight so that they had enough room. Best part, we lost our connection and they refunded 800 EUR, so we flew to Japan for 42 EUR

Since then, after several other long haul flights it seems to me flying with babies/toddlers is easy. All they want is attention and as long as they have that, or we are doing our best to provide that everything should be fine.

San Gottardo

What actually happens to people in the Premiere lounge? Do they get evacuated as well or will they stay where they are, given that the lounge is sufficiently separated from the rest of the airport?

In which case that is probably the nicest place to sit out the period of evacuation, with a glass of Champagne or a massage.

Goldorak

no idea but I believe they don't evacuate airside. Indeed, the P lounge is the best place in CDG to be stuck.

HalconBCN

What a question! The first-class passengers get evacuated by limosuine and yes, they can take the champagne with them.