OTP flights moving to 2F starting 18 April
Apr 12, 2023, 3:40 am
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OTP flights moving to 2F starting 18 April
Just received a notification that starting 18 April OTP flights (Non-Schengen destination) are moving to terminal 2F (Schengen) from 2E. It’s true that Romania might join the Schengen area this year, but there is no decision yet and as far as I know in 2F there is no passport control? Or there are certain gates which trigger the passport check?
Interesting to see how this will work out, but overall a great change for increasing connectivity and reducing connection times at CDG for intra-EU flights.
Interesting to see how this will work out, but overall a great change for increasing connectivity and reducing connection times at CDG for intra-EU flights.
Apr 12, 2023, 7:24 am
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I m wondering as well, I received the same email for a flight to RBA in next May ( which I had actually cancelled already). I also noticed that on my last flight to RBA last month, it was marked 2F instead of the usual 2E, I thought it was a usual AF app bug, i just went to 2E as usual and did not enquire about it. We'll see how this works and if it is only for check in but i don't really see what it would bring besides adding some walking time for passengers that need check-in at the counter.
Apr 12, 2023, 11:28 am
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First check-in, then go through security screening, then walk to 2E-L together with connecting pax arriving from Schengen countries. Passport control will occur on the way.
Last edited by carnarvon; May 24, 2023 at 1:53 am
Apr 12, 2023, 2:04 pm
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This is done to decrease the crowding of 2E check-in. Check-in ans security screening will be done at 2F and flights will leave from 2E-L. There is a walkway between 2F and 2E-L with immigration cleared on the way.
May 23, 2023, 7:14 pm
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I'll be flying JFK-CDG-RAK, on a single itinerary, also received notice that my second leg will be at 2F. But if 2F is just for check-in, am I correct to assume that if I check in at JFK for both legs, I won't need to go to 2F to check in for my CDG-RAK flight? I can just stay in 2E?
May 23, 2023, 11:34 pm
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I'll be flying JFK-CDG-RAK, on a single itinerary, also received notice that my second leg will be at 2F. But if 2F is just for check-in, am I correct to assume that if I check in at JFK for both legs, I won't need to go to 2F to check in for my CDG-RAK flight? I can just stay in 2E?
Utter nonsense.
May 24, 2023, 4:16 am
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I would think 99% of transfer pax don't look at which terminal their flight is in, but look for gate number. So they might be told their IST flight is at T2F, but they land from their origin and just go to L36 or wherever the flight might leave from.
May 24, 2023, 9:18 am
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May 24, 2023, 1:05 pm
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May 27, 2023, 3:13 am
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Just in case adding letters (KLM) to another letter (E) wasn't confusing enough already.
Maybe we can call each pier in F differently too now? So you'd have 2F(I) and 2F(J) and don't forget 2G(O) and 2G(P) and why not also call the part of L accessible from F something interesting like 2F-X(L)
Maybe we can call each pier in F differently too now? So you'd have 2F(I) and 2F(J) and don't forget 2G(O) and 2G(P) and why not also call the part of L accessible from F something interesting like 2F-X(L)