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Ep 257: A Tragedy on the Ground - The Collapse of Terminal 2E at Charles de Gaulle Airport

Podcast: Doomed to Fail
Published: Aug 3, 2026
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Summary

We checked, and the bars at Charles de Gaulle open around 7am - which means the people who were killed in the collapse of Terminal 2E on May 23, 2004, were probably just annoyed to be there. Today, we'll dig into what brought on the collapse, from the French government to a history of concrete; it's a ride! Please let us know if you have ever once felt safe on a jet bridge.