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May 16, 2008
Wishing trains were late (and why I hate Aeroports de Paris)
An unusual thought... if only TGVs were late! I would have made my train connection at CDG this morning. Instead of sitting at the bar of the Sheraton and blogging, I would be on my way home.
Yes, 45 minutes for a plane-to-train connection at CDG is tight, and I knew it but I tried. It would have worked if:
- we had not had what the flight attendants called "the longest approach ever": we circled CDG to the East, probably going all the way to Strasbourg before turning back to CDG
- we had gotten a contact spot at the terminal, instead of being sent to a remote parking spot (many contact spots were empty)
- the TGV had been late! (but TGVs comply with Murphy's law: they are late only when you are in them and have an important meeting, never when you're running after them)
Of course, AA competes against Air France. And who is Air France's primary stockholder? Try to guess... the same government who owns Aeroports de Paris. No, I am not suggesting ADP is trying hard to annoy clients of foreign airlines... Unless they try to annoy all of their clients (ooups, sorry, the French word is "usagers") to make sure they use other (foreign) airports? Another (strong) possibility. Problem is, LHR is not any better these days. That leaves BRU, that I love.
Oh, whatever. The next TGV is only in 3 hours. And I have my 3G connection. I'll keep busy.
Posted by Yves de Montcheuil at May 16, 2008 3:30 AM
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