Originally Posted by
aztimm
I think everyone here can share stories about waiting for gates. Heck, just in April here at AUS we had to wait about 40 min for a vacant gate.
I've had it happen more times than I care to remember.
That said, I think I'd prefer to wait for a gate than deal with going down stairs and a bus transfer to the terminal.
My biggest pet peeve with waiting for a gate for a long time is the fact you can't get up to use the restroom. If it's waiting for 5 minutes, not a big deal. 40 minutes though can cause problems for some people.