Originally Posted by
IADCAflyer
The shuttle is a roll of the dice, and usually its fine to take. However, if aircraft are pushing out of gates 23 or 25 or 35 or 37, the shuttle bus will sit and will wait until the alley is clear. Often, that can be 5 to 10 minutes (or more) depending on the number of aircraft that are pushing back and the number of inbounds waiting for a gate.
Originally Posted by
iadisgreat
Worked for me.
This is a very good example of an event that has a bimodal distribution. When the bus works, it really works. But the first time you get burned, you really get burned, and you'll never, ever do it again.