CDG
May 5, 2023, 7:32 am
#1
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CDG
Can anybody explain the current situation to me at CDG?
-The original booking confirmation says terminal 2B
-MMB now says 2D
-CDG website says check-in is in 2D but gives a gate number of one in 2B
-Oneworld states the lounge is in 2B
-And, a few sources have said 2B is closed for refurb!
Help! Which one do I land in? which one do I check-in in? and which one is the lounge and gate?
Not done CDG for years so with now being non-European I'm not sure how moving between the terminals works. if at all. Thanks
-The original booking confirmation says terminal 2B
-MMB now says 2D
-CDG website says check-in is in 2D but gives a gate number of one in 2B
-Oneworld states the lounge is in 2B
-And, a few sources have said 2B is closed for refurb!
Help! Which one do I land in? which one do I check-in in? and which one is the lounge and gate?
Not done CDG for years so with now being non-European I'm not sure how moving between the terminals works. if at all. Thanks
May 5, 2023, 7:50 am
#3
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I weekly commute to CDG. They are not separate terminals any more. Think of them as B Gates and D Gates inside the same building. They share a common security screen and a common immigration zone. Both have small Schengen zones that sub divide the Gates. The BA checkin desks are on the 'D' side of the security area but used to be on the 'B' side of the security area. It makes no difference. Equally no difference which gate you arrive at because they all feed the same immigration area.
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May 5, 2023, 8:54 am
#5
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The Schengen boundary cuts off Gates B20 to 28(?). This is where BA and easyJet board from.
The Lounge is in the common part of the building after security and the duty free shop. Once you go through passport control into the non-Schengen Gates used by BA/EZY then you have a Pret a Manger, newsagent and souvenir shop, so dont rush to go through the passport control into this zone if you have a lot of time on your hands. On the plus side there is loads of seating there as not too many non-Schengen departures.
The Lounge is in the common part of the building after security and the duty free shop. Once you go through passport control into the non-Schengen Gates used by BA/EZY then you have a Pret a Manger, newsagent and souvenir shop, so dont rush to go through the passport control into this zone if you have a lot of time on your hands. On the plus side there is loads of seating there as not too many non-Schengen departures.
May 5, 2023, 10:51 am
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The Schengen boundary cuts off Gates B20 to 28(?). This is where BA and easyJet board from.
The Lounge is in the common part of the building after security and the duty free shop. Once you go through passport control into the non-Schengen Gates used by BA/EZY then you have a Pret a Manger, newsagent and souvenir shop, so dont rush to go through the passport control into this zone if you have a lot of time on your hands. On the plus side there is loads of seating there as not too many non-Schengen departures.
The Lounge is in the common part of the building after security and the duty free shop. Once you go through passport control into the non-Schengen Gates used by BA/EZY then you have a Pret a Manger, newsagent and souvenir shop, so dont rush to go through the passport control into this zone if you have a lot of time on your hands. On the plus side there is loads of seating there as not too many non-Schengen departures.
I also stuck a few photos of the lounge (Extime, Schengen-side) in this post.
May 5, 2023, 11:31 am
#8
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In the new BA setup do transit passengers arriving from UK no longer have to do security? If that is correct then for a BtoB do they stay by the gate? or get sent through passports twice?
May 5, 2023, 12:45 pm
#9
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I wouldn't attempt a back to back at CDG. In the old terminal (2AC) you filtered into the security area and then back upstairs to the gates but I have not tried this at 2BD but you need to remember that 2AC was set up for non Schengen whereas 2BD is optimised for Schengen zone. I suspect you will have to clear immigration, security and passport control again.
May 6, 2023, 2:37 am
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One further point is that zone 2D check in opens 2 hours before the BA flight - so unless you are HBO you will have to wait if you arrive earlier. The new security is better as are the e-gates for us and uk passport holders. Extime lounge, is not bad either.