Originally Posted by
tangey
To be fair, I've used EY as the example, and they tend to use stands that are at the start of the pier.
Both EK/EY use those gates at the start of the Pier so never a long journey. Another reason why EK didnt want the lounge space at the B Pier that was offered to them as it would be detrimental to the passenger experience. So they kept the staus quo for now.