GLA-CDG and Return
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:07 pm
Flew out to Paris with my sister as she wanted to go to a convention but isn't used to travelling abroad.
The airport was relatively busy, EZY flights to Paris, Amsterdam and Belfast doing a lot of heavy lifting, alongside some Loganair and KLM pax. Security was well organised and efficient, something in my eyes GLA has improved massively on over the last few years.
EZY 6883 on Thursday was over 95% full, however, confusion over the mask policy for EZY and France left many people confused over which masks were accepted. The crew on the flight were excellent as usual, however, catering had not been restocked leaving you with a choice of water or sprite. Flight was smooth and we landed into Paris early, however, this was eaten away by a 15 min taxi to terminal 2B.
Arrival was smooth, no border queue and bags were available within 10 mins of arrival at the belt.
Whilst my sister was at her convention I explored Paris, and maybe as a 20 year old single male I am in the wrong category, but Paris is slightly overrated in my opinion.
The return in my eyes was a prime example of shambolic airport organisation and culture.
Bag drop took 55 mins for an automated process, that required a human to actually be present? Maybe someone will know more about why this is the case than me.
Security was empty, but despite this staff insisted on using the full S shape queuing system and rudely shouted and pointed at 2 passengers who were running because of the long bag drop queue.
The person stamping passports for leaving France used a different page than my arrival stamp, wasting a page, when the arrival stamp was literally over the page.
No announcements were made for flights and departure screens were sparsely available in the terminal, many people running for flights becasuse of the previously mentioned queues.
Arrival into GLA however was smooth and efficient. Border Control was well organised and staff friendly to everyone. Bags were available within 10 mins of arrival into the belt, and taxis were available upon arrival.
All in all I felt team GLA have stepped up in areas they did not do so well in before, whereas, CDG has a lot left to improve upon.
The airport was relatively busy, EZY flights to Paris, Amsterdam and Belfast doing a lot of heavy lifting, alongside some Loganair and KLM pax. Security was well organised and efficient, something in my eyes GLA has improved massively on over the last few years.
EZY 6883 on Thursday was over 95% full, however, confusion over the mask policy for EZY and France left many people confused over which masks were accepted. The crew on the flight were excellent as usual, however, catering had not been restocked leaving you with a choice of water or sprite. Flight was smooth and we landed into Paris early, however, this was eaten away by a 15 min taxi to terminal 2B.
Arrival was smooth, no border queue and bags were available within 10 mins of arrival at the belt.
Whilst my sister was at her convention I explored Paris, and maybe as a 20 year old single male I am in the wrong category, but Paris is slightly overrated in my opinion.
The return in my eyes was a prime example of shambolic airport organisation and culture.
Bag drop took 55 mins for an automated process, that required a human to actually be present? Maybe someone will know more about why this is the case than me.
Security was empty, but despite this staff insisted on using the full S shape queuing system and rudely shouted and pointed at 2 passengers who were running because of the long bag drop queue.
The person stamping passports for leaving France used a different page than my arrival stamp, wasting a page, when the arrival stamp was literally over the page.
No announcements were made for flights and departure screens were sparsely available in the terminal, many people running for flights becasuse of the previously mentioned queues.
Arrival into GLA however was smooth and efficient. Border Control was well organised and staff friendly to everyone. Bags were available within 10 mins of arrival into the belt, and taxis were available upon arrival.
All in all I felt team GLA have stepped up in areas they did not do so well in before, whereas, CDG has a lot left to improve upon.