Editing Charles de Gaulle Airport (section)

== History ==
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=== Development ===
The planning and construction phase of what was known then as ''Aéroport de Paris Nord'' (Paris North Airport)<ref name="charlesdegaulleairport.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.charlesdegaulleairport.co.uk/information/history/|title=Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris: history and terminals|website=Charlesdegaulleairport.co.uk|access-date=16 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819163036/https://www.charlesdegaulleairport.co.uk/information/history/ |archive-date=2022-08-19 |url-status=live}}</ref> began in [[1966]]. On 8 March 1974 the airport, renamed Charles de Gaulle Airport, opened. Terminal 1 was built in an [[avant-garde]] design of a ten-floors-high circular building surrounded by seven satellite buildings, each with six gates allowing sunlight to enter through [[apertures]]. The main architect was [[Paul Andreu]], who was also in charge of the extensions during the following decades.

Terminal 2 opened in 1981 with the official inauguration in presence of the then President, Francois Mitterrand, in March 1982. Unlike Terminal 1,  Terminal 2 was designed with a traditional linear layout, but has evolved over time into a series of distinct terminals, designated as 2A through to 2G.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminals and Airlines Guide |url=https://airport.online/paris-charles-de-gaulle/en/terminals-airlines |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=airport.online}}</ref>

Following the introduction of the brand [[Paris Aéroport]] to all its Parisian airports, [[Groupe ADP]] also announced major changes for the Charles de Gaulle Airport: Terminals of the Satellite 1 were to be merged,{{huh|date=October 2024}} as well as terminals 2B and 2D. A new luggage automated [[Sorter (logistics)|sorting system]] and conveyor under Terminal 2E Hall L was installed to speed luggage delivery time.{{fact|date=October 2024}} The [[CDG Express]], the direct express rail link from Paris to Charles de Gaulle Airport, is scheduled to open in early 2027.<ref name=JOdelay>{{cite news| title=La future ligne de train CDG Express ne sera finalement pas en service pour les JO de 2024| date=2019-05-29| url=https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2019/05/29/charles-de-gaulle-express-le-gouvernement-renonce-a-la-mise-en-service-de-la-ligne-de-train-d-ici-aux-jo-de-2024_5469150_3234.html| language=fr| trans-title=The planned CDG Express train line will ultimately not be operational for the 2024 Olympic Games| newspaper=[[Le Monde]]| last=Allix| first=Grégoire| access-date=2020-10-12}}</ref>

=== Corporate identity ===
The [[Frutiger (typeface)|Frutiger typeface]] was commissioned for use in the airport and implemented on signs throughout the building in 1975. Initially called ''Roissy'', it was renamed after its designer [[Adrian Frutiger]].

Until 2005, every [[public address|PA announcement]] made at Terminal 1 was preceded by a distinctive chime, nicknamed "Indicatif Roissy" and composed by [[Bernard Parmegiani]] in 1971. The chime can be heard in the [[Roman Polanski]] film ''[[Frantic (film)|Frantic]]''. The chime was officially replaced by the "Indicatif ADP" chime.

On 14 April 2016, the [[Groupe ADP]] rolled out the ''Connect 2020'' corporate strategy and the commercial brand [[Paris Aéroport]] was applied to all Parisian airports, including Le Bourget airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trbusiness.com/regional-news/europe/adp-reveals-rebrand-and-opens-orly-south-pier/104254|title=ADP reveals rebrand and opens Orly South Pier|website=Trbusiness.com|date=19 April 2016|author=Charlotte Turner|access-date=22 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026070014/https://www.trbusiness.com/regional-news/europe/adp-reveals-rebrand-and-opens-orly-south-pier/104254 |archive-date=2022-10-26 |url-status=live}}</ref>