Paris Orly Airport

It is old and the age shows but the airport is thousands times more practical than CDG. It is more spacious more room for counters shops and other facilities. Schengen screwed up the South terminal dividing the airside into segments with long walks out to the Schengen flights. Before it was all one big airside area which was great for connections. They also have a fantastic observation deck with big windows and anti-terrorism protected but the views are good. The French Gov't came out with a rule that Orly would only be used for short haul CDG for both short and long haul and hence many carriers including AA were kicked out of Orly and sent to CDG. I can't imagine what they were thinking. Orly is closer to Paris it is easier to use and is more practical. They need more hotels as the Hilton a good hotel is the only one on site (that I know of). I like the monorail between the South and West terminals. CDG would do well to have something similar. Also they need a direct rail link between Orly and CDG. Taking the bus is bad when Paris traffic can be so awful.