Question from a private pilot (IR rated) not used to CDG ; between 18:50 and 20:10 in the VHF recording, there are 2 airplanes cleared to land in sequence on the same final segment for runway 26L.
At 17:50 Turkish 1NL is cleared to land runway 26L.
At 18:50 Air France 011 is cleared to land runway 26L while Turkish 1NL is 2 nm from touchdown (1 nm from touchdown at 19:26).
At 20:10 Air France RM is cleared to land runway 26L, 5 nm behind Air France 011.
Is it common at CDG to give a clearance to land while the preceding airplane is also cleared to land and on short final ?
I know that this is a common practice in the USA but I was in the belief that, in Europe, the clearance to land was only granted when the runway is vacated.