Honors for CDG and Recognition

All I can say is that makes me laugh !

I think those people were well paid to give glowing reviews!
I don’t believe a word of it.

I’ve been through CDG many times.
Have seen people faint dead away in the huge lineups waiting for hours.
Arriving from Zurich last September, my luggage when it finally came was soaking wet.
The bathrooms were beyond filthy with wet floors from you-know-what.
And the smell….

Last month when leaving, the moving slanted-uphill sidewalks were not working.
I climbed 72 steps uphill with my cane and a limp and my carryon bag.
No staff person knew where the lift was to get up otherwise.
Then at security I was literally manhandled quite roughly by a large female officer while frisking me.
The only place to get food and coffee at 10:00 …..no coffee!…..near my gate , after security….was not open.

Bostonphil: I hope you have better experiences!
One tip: use the bathroom before you line up for security and/or luggage arrival.

All I can say is that makes me laugh !

You and me both, Kim! That is a big joke!

About the "the Strange World of Skytrax":

https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2018/02/16/inside-strange-world-skytrax-aviation-rating-organization-probably-shouldnt-trust/

My first thought was all the other Europe airports must have taken a giant dive for this miracle to occur. Then like SJ assumed someone was generously compensated for their glowing reviews.

bostonphil7 this ranking doesn't reflect my experience with CDG last year, which notably was during the survey time period. Take your patience and give yourself ample time. Depending on where your flight departs it can take up to an hour to get to your gate from the check in counter. I will say the only "good" signage was that listing the travel times to terminals and they were pretty accurate. Definitely use the loo before heading to security.

I thought it was funny, too. I'm eager for my next trip to France which includes avoiding this airport entirely.

HAHAHAHA!!!! They didn’t ask ME to take a survey!

All I can say is that I am cheerfully paying hundreds more for an upcoming trip to avoid CDG. Never again.

oh my.

I hope that I will be able to get to CDG for the first time this May and form my own opinions.

Skytrax was given the Hobson's Choice of voting for it, or traveling through it -- and they chose correctly.

-- Mlke Beebe

I hope that I will be able to get to CDG for the first time this May and form my own opinions.

Is Paris your final destination? It's definitely easier than transferring, which can be the most difficult. Someone on Reddit once referred to it as "passing through the Gates of Hell." I think that's an apt description.