Freelance Services
Your trip
How to use FLS
General:
The Freelance Bungalow
You'll be able to find one of us at the technical center during office hours, but the door is open 24 hours a day for you to borrow books, videos, etc...
Free Lance Service is mandated by Arianespace, and works very closely with the CNES.
During and after work, customers can come and relax at our bungalow in the CGS. Here, they can plan an activity for their spare time, talk about the difficulties they might have encountered in their daily life in Guiana, read the press or watch the news. FLS is a kind of embassy where the satellite teamworkers can feel at home.
If you want to have more information about our services, come and visit us at our bungalow. We are at your disposal to answer your inquiries and suggestions. We are looking forward to seeing you soon .
At the airport:
Airport Welcome
A Freelance representative (Radika) will meet all the customers at Rochambeau airport as long as we get, slightly in advance, arrival dates and flight numbers...
She will be able to give her support for any custom, luggage and transportation problem.
A Arianespace-ESA-CNES booth with telephone and fax is also there for messages and so on...
In order to help you as soon as you land in French Guiana, we appointed hostesses for each arrival. They will assist you in case of problems with the customs, the police, the health services or the airlines, and will make sure that everyone has transport to Kourou. Our courtesy suite is equipped with a fax and a phone line that you can use to send or receive urgent messages. You are kindly invited to come and visit us at our bungalow in the CSG for a first contact.
Due to security measures, it's not possible anymore to make nominal call through speakers.
To take advantage of these services, your company must let us know as soon as possible the list of arrivals of the team members, with names, flight numbers, and arrival times. If you or your colleagues require the CSG's shuttle service, let us know at the same time.
At the CSG:
The FLS Kourou's team is pleased to offer you a welcome drink at our bungalow. Here, we will give you information about the Space Center, and the activities you can enjoy in French Guiana. You are kindly requested to fill out a questionnaire of the activities you would like to do, so that we can conctact all the persons involved as soon as possible .
Our openning hours are 8.00 AM till 12 noon and 2.30 PM till 6.00 PM.
You can reach us at any time. Contact Us
However, our bungalow is opened 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to allow our customers to relax, read and watch TV. They will find here at their disposal hundreds of books mainly in English , T.V. set (VCR).
Accommodation:
For safety and comfort reasons we only work with hotels. If you have already chosen an accommodation before contacting us, you just need to fax us your arrival and departure dates; we will confirm your reservation by fax in return .
As a precaution, please, always select another hotel (as second choice), in case your first-choice hotel is not available.
If you do not know the hotels at all, you can consult a list of the Kourou hotels. You can e-mail us about the facilities you are interested in, so we can book a room that matches your request.
Once you are in your hotel, do not hesitate to contact us and give your remarks and suggestions about the room service. If you have any problems concerning the hotel, tell us immediately, and we shall fix the problem .
