Originally Posted by
Speedbird876
Yesterday, I saw a Newcastle flight being bussed from A22.
Presumably A22/A23 have ability to accept Dublin arrivals up the stairs and so can send departing passengers down the stairs to buses. A good idea if the aircraft is parked nearby (stands 524-527).
And on A4/A10, is there any reason that A4 couldn't be used for an international departure?
Any arriving domestic flight not arriving at the gates around the north end of T5A would have to be bussed regardless of whether the aircraft went to a remote stand or one with a jetbridge.
I would assume any DUB arrivals not coming in to A23/22 would have to be bussed to a door underneath those gates so they could exit via the DUB arrivals corridor. Those passengers could not be bussed to international arrivals entrance under the FCC or to domestic arrivals around the corner under A2.
A10 can't be used for domestic departures as none of the A10 sub gates has the necessary biometric equipment, so only A4 does bus gate domestic departures. I think In theory A4 could be used for an international bus gate departure but I don't know if it ever does - I suspect it is rare if at all.