Originally Posted by
milepig
The OP is considerably uninformed. What is being described is preplanned arrival at actual bus gates with a whole support system of staff, stairs, buses, etc. Not as-hoc remote holding areas. The actual bus gates pretty much don’t exist in the US since we’re built out such that under normal operations all the planes get actual gates.
I have absolutely no misunderstanding of the investment or operational requirements. I also take it you've never seen or experienced the remote bus-only gates at LAX. The same model can be replicated at reasonable cost at any number of large airports across the country.