Originally Posted by
Zone1
If EWR operations can’t handle irrops due to gate limits, couldn’t they use mobile stands or quickly build something like the early 2000s IAD Z gate building?
Not about gates and gate limits - EWR got a bunch of new gates with the opening of new Terminal A (and with more on the way). There are too many scheduled flights for the existing infrastructure and SOP even without the slightest disruption.