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"France Airport to Reopen Part of Terminal"

Wednesday, July 7, 2004

France Airport to Reopen Part of Terminal
The Associated Press


PARIS - France's busiest airport will reopen the undamaged part of a
terminal in which the roof collapsed in May, killing four people, the
transport minister said Wednesday.

Gilles de Robien said a segment of the three-building 2E terminal at
Charles de Gaulle airport would return to service on July 15.

"We can open the terminal that didn't give way," he told France-Info
radio.

In the May 23 disaster, falling glass, steel and masonry killed four
travelers _ two Chinese, one Czech and one Lebanese. Three others were
injured.

A preliminary report by experts said Tuesday that a weakness in the
concrete that formed the futuristic terminal's vaulted roof may have
contributed to the collapse. Officials are still unsure exactly what
caused it to buckle.


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