Transfer in MXP or CDG?
Nov 3, 2005 | 10:24 am
#16
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Houston, TX
Programs: CO; UA; Delta; Hilton Gold; SPG
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Originally Posted by vinnmann
Is it true that CO has the 757 on one of its routes to CDG? If so, and your choice is between the 757 CDG flight or the 767 MXP flight, MXP wins hands down.
Nov 3, 2005 | 6:31 pm
#17
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: MSY
Programs: DL, AA, UA
Posts: 563
Decision made
Thanks to all for the great advice. It seems that MXP would be the clear favorite.
But there's now a new wrinkle. To satisfy fare rules, I need to stay in Europe Saturday night. THe airline is happy to let me do that either in Belgrade or at my transit point (CDG or MXP). Since I have friends in Paris, I'm likely to do that.
Would you stay in Belgrade the extra night, or go visit your friends? Your comments are welcome here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...59#post4819059.
Thanks again for the great responses.
But there's now a new wrinkle. To satisfy fare rules, I need to stay in Europe Saturday night. THe airline is happy to let me do that either in Belgrade or at my transit point (CDG or MXP). Since I have friends in Paris, I'm likely to do that.
Would you stay in Belgrade the extra night, or go visit your friends? Your comments are welcome here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...59#post4819059.
Thanks again for the great responses.
Nov 4, 2005 | 9:01 am
#18
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Winston Salem, NC USA
Posts: 1,077
I disagree with the majority. MXP is one of the most delay prone airports in the world. It is foggy a lot in the winter and very unreliable. In fact, in my business, when we need to go to Milan, our travel department will book us into Zurich and then we'll take the train. Believe it or not, this is not uncommon for Milan business trips.
Nov 4, 2005 | 8:44 pm
#19
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ORD
Programs: UA *G
Posts: 1,720
You'll be on an ER4 from MXP-BEG, just a warning.
If you could go EWR-MXP-BEG-CDG-EWR you'd be fine as CDG is lousy for transits.
I'd reccomend MXP over CDG in all cases, CDG is lousy compared to other airports. NEver been to MXP, but it should be better than CDG, + a small Embraer jet to BEG
If you could go EWR-MXP-BEG-CDG-EWR you'd be fine as CDG is lousy for transits.
I'd reccomend MXP over CDG in all cases, CDG is lousy compared to other airports. NEver been to MXP, but it should be better than CDG, + a small Embraer jet to BEG