Yasmina Kattou, edited by Laura Laplaud
On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport will be renamed “Anne de Gaulle”, in reference to the general’s daughter who was a carrier of trisomy 21. For a week, the Paris airport will raise awareness of the integration of disabled people.
When Charles gives way to Anne. From Saturday, the Parisian airport Paris-Charles de Gaulle will be renamed “Anne de Gaulle” on the occasion of the international day of people with disabilities. At the origin of the initiative, the Anne de Gaulle Foundation, the daughter of the general who was a carrier of trisomy 21. For the Paris airport, it is a question of raising awareness of situations of disability for a week. According to the Foundation, this is the first time in the world that an airport has been renamed, because it is not just symbolic… On Saturday, a good part of the panels and signage will be completely renamed.
Road signs will announce the new name
From the motorway, when approaching the airport, illuminated road signs will announce in orange letters: “Welcome to Paris-Anne de Gaulle airport”. So that travelers or taxi drivers understand that this is not an error, the pediments of terminals 2A and 2B will display the new name in blue letters at least two meters high, visible to all motorists. .
Inside, the surprise will be reserved for passengers in terminals 2E and 2F where all flight information screens will display “Welcome to Paris-Anne de Gaulle”. Same message on all the billboards in these terminals, both on departure and on arrival. Something to surprise newly arrived tourists.
In the air, Air France personnel will announce the new temporary name on landing. A disability awareness message will also be communicated to passengers. Operation Anne de Gaulle will last eight days.