A very interesting and informative documentary about CDG Airport (in French though....)
SIA:
-2 hours needed to fill the SIA-A380s with 158 tonnes of fuel for the trip back CDG-SIN
-ideal maximum of 3min to check in every passenger
-with a view of SIA-A380s: 8 crew cabins at
-nice view of push back
CDG:
-there's a museum in one of the terminals
-61 million of travellers every year ( =almost the entire population in France )
-80 million luggage travel every year in CDG's undergrounds
-every luggage travels an average of 15 kilometer in CDG's undergrounds, after leaving the check-in counter
-the whole travel of luggage items in CDG-'s undergrounds is all automated
-60 km of underground ways
-CDG spreads on 35 km2, this is 1/3 of Paris' superficy
-CDG's kitchen prepares 10000 to 12000 meals daily (for airlines' use)
-daily average of 600 lost items in CDG's terminals (including 5 to 6 kg of keys each month!!!)
-35000 (passenger-)items are lost every year at CDG - only 1/4 are claimed by the passengers
-snowplough drivers at CDG are regular employees of the airport (firefighter or others) volunteering for snow removal
-150 vehicules can operate simultaneously for snow removal
-162 different airlines operate at CDG
-315 cities served from CDG
-every day 100 flights are at 'immigration-risk' at CDG (French-immigration-wise)
Fabien