Inaugurated last June 26, The Galerie Parisienne has just crossed
the symbolic threshold of one million passengers.
Luck favoured an American passenger arriving at 9:15 am from
Cincinnati on Delta Airlines flight DL044.
A few minutes before landing, the Delta Airlines flight captain
announced that the one-millionth passenger was someone on board the
plane.
The passengers were welcomed with music and clapping by Aeroports
de Paris personnel. Cafe waiters, tray in hand, served them a "French
breakfast" of coffee, fresh baguette bread, croissants,...
They also received a "Parisian's kit" consisting of a map of Paris
and the Metro, and in view of the Rugby World Cup currently underway,
a French team supporter's beret.
The airport's managing director Mr. Rene Brun handed the Galerie
Parisienne's one-millionth passenger a Magnum of champagne, a voucher
for dinner for two at the Les Ombres restaurant of the Quai Branly
Museum and a pass to view Paris from the river by bateau mouche. All
gifts were donated by two of the Aeroports de Paris boutiques
retailers (Elior and Aelia).
Aeroports de Paris personnel then accompanied the winner to a
limousine that took them into Paris.
"This event confirms our desire to give customer satisfaction high
priority at Aeroports de Paris. The Galerie Parisienne used by Air
France-KLM and its partners (Skyteam) has met with approval from the
customers, in particular for the new services provided by Aeroports de
Paris," states Rene Brun, managing director of Paris-Charles de Gaulle
airport.
Terminal 2E's all-new boarding satellite, the biggest in France,
has been ramping up its operation since its opening. Initially
handling only some 10 outbound and 15 inbound flights in its first
week, it is currently operating over 50 flights (outbound and inbound
combined).
After not quite two months of activity, the Aeroports de Paris
shops have also broken a record with the sale within a few days of the
first 1985 Chateau Petrus for almost EUR 2,000.
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The Galerie Parisienne in figures
- Length: 750 m
- Width: 80 m
- Can handle up to: 8.5 million passengers per year
- Almost 5,000 seats
- Shopping area
- 3,200 m(2) for shops
- 1,400 m(2) for bars and restaurants
- Aircraft stands
- 19 to 26 depending on the configuration
- including 6 especially for the Airbus A380
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To download the press kit "The Galerie Parisienne":
http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/Adp/Resources/f77fe0c3-ec2c-4886-
aa7c-20f393100545-dp_newboardingsatellite_260607_va.pdf
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www.aeroportsdeparis.fr
Aeroports de Paris (Pink Sheets:AEOPF)(Paris:ADP) builds, develops
and manages airports, such as Paris-Orly, Paris-Charles de Gaulle and
Paris-Le Bourget. Aeroports de Paris is Europe's 2nd airport group in
terms of airport sales and the European leader in freight and mail.
Aeroports de Paris accommodates some 460 airlines, including the major
players in air transport.
With its outstanding geographical position and strong trading
area, the Group is implementing a strategy to expand its
passenger-handling capacities and improve its quality of service. It
also intends to develop its retail and real estate business. In 2006,
Aeroports de Paris earned EUR 2,076.8m in sales with net results of
EUR 152.1m, and handled 82.5 million passengers at its airports.
