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Old Feb 15, 2012 | 2:28 pm
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Originally Posted by Leumas
It may be faster to have the airbridge hooked up in the US, but before that, you have to wait for the aircraft to be towed to the gate. Often waiting for the tow cancels out any time gained...
And there's the big 'if there's a gate available'. I'm not so sure the US is a great benchmark to compare against after spending quite a while flying here. I won't even start on the boarding comedy.

Additionally, US baggage handling is the slowest in the world. I'd rather spend five minutes extra on the plane and have my luggage waiting at the carousel, than spend 34 seconds waiting for the jetbridge and 45 minutes waiting for my baggage on the carousel.
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