“That’s a nice airport” = ceilings are high “That’s a bad airport” = ceilings are low
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Counterpoint: CDG is a bad airport with high ceilings. (I'm struggling to think of a good airport with low ceilings, though.)
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I think CDG is pretty decent. However, Heathrow is terrible and has very high ceilings.
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My recent LHR experiences in both T5 and the Queens Terminal were pleasant and efficient. CDG has good airport hotels & trains, but transferring between 2E and 2F is awful, the lines for anything in 2E are awful, there's barely any water behind security in M, & food in M is bad.
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And I didn't even say anything about CDG Terminals 1 or 3, which are even worse.
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Replying to @davidbaron @samth @JakeAnbinder
My major European hub rankings are probably MUC > AMS > LHR > FRA > CDG.

Aug 8, 2019 · 2:43 AM UTC

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Replying to @davidbaron @JakeAnbinder
I will admit that my rankings are skewed by having had enough status to use the Air France lounges in CDG and comparing them to Delta/KLM lounges in the other airports.
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Yeah, lounges can certainly make an airport pretty different. United status won't get me in to an Air France lounge. But even the nice-ish Lufthansa lounge doesn't make me like FRA. Best lounges I've been in were in East Asia catering mostly to locals (e.g., TSA, WUH).