Originally Posted by
Mirk
Some Asian carriers manage to board an A380 in that amount of time but for KLM that's not bad
Saw an Emirates A380 parked at an E gate at AMS yesterday. They must have had a lot of fun!
Originally Posted by
ticino
It was -7 degrees outside and very windy (17 knots). The last passengers also got to taste some snow.
Gate agents at AMS have assured me that rear door boarding will not be used in inclement weather.
Althought the weather conditions you describe would probably have brought AMS to a griding halt for an entire day, they are not that unusual by Swedish standards.
Originally Posted by
ticino
they had to to go down a stairway into the tarmac, walk to the back of the plane, and then climb the stairs to the rear door
All the announcements yesterday specifically mentioned that all pax who felt uncomfortable using stairs were welcome to board via the jetway.
Originally Posted by
ticino
I really can't believe forcing passengers to take a longer and more difficult way to get to the plane will save time.
Airlines such as Norwegian do this wherever they can, I see it all the time at e.g. CPH. The logical conclusion is that it must work for them. Whether KLM will ever get the hang of it is another matter.
Johan