Air France news l'actualité BigchangesatOrly In a few days’ time, a new building linking Orly West and Orly South will open at Orly Airport. Called Orly 3, it marks the first major step in the redevelopment project to combine the terminals into a single airport by 2024, divided into four departure and arrival zones (1, 2, 3 and 4). The reconfigured airport will be able to handle 39 million passengers a year. This major project spearheaded by Paris Aéroport will culminate in the opening (in 2024) of the Grand Paris Express station in the center of the airport and the arrival of metro lines 14 and 18. Farewell to the historic names of Orly South and Orly West. Air France and Transavia will now welcome customers beneath one roof, at Orly 1 and 3. These new names— Orly 1 and 3—also correspond to your designated departure zone, either 1 or 3, a more transparent signage system. To provide you with a more efficient and faster airport experience, new areas optimize customer service, with a greater number of automated baggage drop-off points and an expanded control zone. Security metal detectors equipped with shoe and body scans are less invasive and speedier. Transit areas are integrated, allowing for easier, smoother connections. The new baggage sorting system speeds up delivery and reduces waiting time upon arrival. Le nouveau bâtiment Orly 3 ouvre ses portes Orly3,alight,luxuriousbuilding According to their destination, customers can le 16 avril. The new Orly 3 building easily find their way as soon as they enter the airport using the departure area num- opens on April 16. bers indicated on the display boards or their boarding passes. Nothing has radically changed for people departing from Orly 1 (former Hall 2), but if they’re leaving from Orly 3, their time at the airport will be an experience in itself—operations begin at Orly 3 on April 16. The new building, with a surface area of 80,000 m spread over2 three levels, connects the former Orly West and Orly South terminals, which are now Orly 1, 2, 3, 4. The customer experience has been entirely reconfigured to offer greater comfort and fluidity, with more space at check-in (level 1), boarding and arrivals, and in the international lounge. This vast space includes a restaurant area and an ultra-comfortable relaxation space (opening November 2019)—a pop-up lounge is open during the renovation period. 176 PDAepuorG©:sussed-ictesetnedécérpsegaP