Originally Posted by
JustSomeGuy1978
Newb question but why wouldn't AC use multiple gates for boarding? Ie. Business class boards at gate x, which connects to the fore boarding door. Prem economy and economy board at gate x(+/-)1 which connects to a middle boarding door. For example on the 787 (which is now the most common wide body) business would board on the fore boarding door (L1?) while everyone else boards at the second boarding door just before the premium economy cabin (L2?). Is this a restriction with the airport or the airline?
Others here with knowledge or airport set-up and AC will likely have a better technical answer but it has been posted before that other airlines using wide bodies at many other stations do board through 2 doors and maybe that's why SQ and BR and ANA can board a 777 in 20 minutes.
On many of my morning wide bodies to YVR for eg., the 777 gets gate 39 while the earlier 789 gets gate 41 - where everyone boards at L1. This leaves J pax, SEs, MMs etc all boarding first and then the entire rest of the pax hitting you over the head with their backpacks and other items while passing through J and PE to get to Y.
I have no idea why the jet bridge at 41 goes to L1 and not L2...