I got to Paris Orly Airport at around 12PM, plenty early for my 2:30PM La Compagnie flight to Newark. I initially struggled to find La Compagnie's check-in counter. Orly Airport has four check-in "sections" (I don't think they're actually necessarily all separate terminals or concourses) -- 1, 2, 3, and 4. I followed the signage…
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Interesting, Icare means Icarus in French, maybe not the most auspicious mythological figure to invoke before a flight...
I remembered when you reviewed the ICARE in CDG (before another 757 La Compagnie) flight, it was terrible.
I think your experience won't be the same in the terminal in the peak summer months for VFR traffic!
I had a very different check-in experience (perhaps on a different day) —crowded to the point of not being able to physically get to their (small) check in section, crowded to the point of not being able to sit down in that lounge. Ended up going to the gate to plane spot, which is nice given the number of boutique long haul carriers at ory.
I don't know if it is still there, but what I like most about flying La Compagnie from ORY is that right across from the boarding area for Gate 43, there is a white, grand piano that anyone can play at will...I always play and several passengers usually come up and thank me after I have finished. I think ORY is the only airport that I have been to with a piano, though AMS' Station Centraal also has one. For me, it is a great and rare "amenity."
Ben,
The fact that you couldn't check in online isn't the fault of the airline.
As part of its efforts to Make America Safe Again :), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ordered all airlines to disable the mobile check-in and boarding pass functionalities for all flights headed to the United States. This is precisely so that you can be asked those famous three questions before getting to the gate.