An airport named after a statesman

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, also known as Roissy Airport, is the largest international airport in France and one of the busiest airports in Europe. Opened in 1974, it is located in Roissy-en-France, 23 km northeast of Paris. It is named after statesman Charles de Gaulle.

Charles de Gaulle Airport is located within portions of several communes in Val-d'Oise, Seine-Saint-Denis and Seine-et-Marne. It serves as the principal hub for Air France and a destination for other legacy carriers, as well as a focus city for low-cost carriers.

In 2019, the airport handled 76,150,007 passengers and 498,175 aircraft movements, thus making it the world's ninth busiest airport and Europe's second busiest airport (after Heathrow) in terms of passenger numbers. Charles de Gaulle is also the busiest airport within the European Union.

Fire simulations to provide recommendations

FPC Risk conducted fire simulations of realistic scenarios to assess impact on the roof structure of underground train station and provide recommendations on structural resistance

 

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