The athletes of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will not have to worry when they arrive in France according to Augustin de Romanet, CEO of Groupe ADP, manager of Paris airports. His group became an official partner of Paris 2024 on Tuesday, the opportunity for him to come and speak in the morning of FranceInfo.
"This is a huge challenge, we are going to be the main gateway for athletes (...) We will have in a few days 15,000 athletes with very unusual luggage," he said. To "give the best possible image of the country", Augustin de Romanet has already drawn up a battle plan with "a multitude of special attentions", including a careful reception, facilitated check-ins and a specific terminal.
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Concretely, the CEO announced that athletes will have to be able to check "all at the same time check their luggage, we will create recordings on the premises of the Olympic Village. " Provisions that will require labour. For this, ADP intends to mobilize "more than a thousand volunteers" who will have "training in English."
However, Augustin de Romanet recommended that the general public "avoid flying" on the days of the athletes' big departures.