Originally Posted by
Chris Gilmour
Boarded BA56 from JNB-LHR via bus and steps at night two weeks ago. It was horrendous. Utterly chaotic at the gate and even worse at the bottom of the steps. It was a Fri night and I guess quite a few 'planes were flying out about the same time, so BA had to suck the hind tit and park its B747 away from the concourse. Never experienced this before and never want to again.
Really? While boarding a narrowbody from the ground is fairly common, there's something quite impressive, despite the effort involved, of boarding an impressively big bird like a 747 from the ground.
No good for those of limited mobility, though.
Neil