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Old Sep 20, 2023 | 6:19 am
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Originally Posted by golfmad
I could be wrong but I don’t think HAL want people hanging around gates too early which is another reason they are not announced early.

An example is my flight to Abz shortly. It’s still not showing a gate but the Flighty app is fairly sure it’s going from the bus gate A4A. I’m currently the only person here.
why have people hanging around gates when they could be spending money in shops and restaurants?

these shops pay a lot of money for the space, they expect HAL to give them appropriate footfall
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