How to meet someone in transit?
Apr 20, 2005 | 1:16 pm
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How to meet someone in transit?
My wife wants to meet a lady who is travelling from Johannesburg to Houston, via Paris with a 4 hour stop in Paris.
Wife is in England and ideally would like to meet in Paris.
Concern is that the traveller won't be allowed out of transit and my wife wont be allowed in.
We have considered going to Houston, but would like to meet in Paris airport if at all possible.
Dick D
Wife is in England and ideally would like to meet in Paris.
Concern is that the traveller won't be allowed out of transit and my wife wont be allowed in.
We have considered going to Houston, but would like to meet in Paris airport if at all possible.
Dick D
Apr 20, 2005 | 1:25 pm
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Your wife can buy a fully refundable ticket and then check in for her flight to get into the transit zone at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, and then refund the ticket after she leaves. Just be sure the ticket is for a flight leaving out of the same terminal as the friend's flight. (CDG has 5 terminals, I believe.)
The only potential problem is leaving the transit area at CDG. I don't know how easy it is to do this without flying, as European airports typically have separate arrival and departure areas.
The only potential problem is leaving the transit area at CDG. I don't know how easy it is to do this without flying, as European airports typically have separate arrival and departure areas.
Apr 20, 2005 | 1:31 pm
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Originally Posted by dickydotcom
My wife wants to meet a lady who is travelling from Johannesburg to Houston, via Paris with a 4 hour stop in Paris.
Wife is in England and ideally would like to meet in Paris.
Concern is that the traveller won't be allowed out of transit and my wife wont be allowed in.
We have considered going to Houston, but would like to meet in Paris airport if at all possible.
Wife is in England and ideally would like to meet in Paris.
Concern is that the traveller won't be allowed out of transit and my wife wont be allowed in.
We have considered going to Houston, but would like to meet in Paris airport if at all possible.
There really is nothing around CDG. Cab or Air France Bus takes 45 minutes (in good traffic) each way into Paris itself. You might be able to find some restaurants in terminal 2E or 2F outside of the BP control area, but I wouldn't hold your breath. You might be able to take a hotel shuttle and dine at a hotel restaurant.
Bonne chance (good luck).