Originally Posted by
msm2000uk
2nd bus gate in the past week, and I'm not even sure the planes were parked in Doha, let alone at DOH!
The frustration is also that these flights seem to leave late, because the buses take that much longer to arrive at the aircraft than normal jetbridge boarding.
Yes, yesterday we were over at the 600-series gates and departed 20-30 mins late. Captain was apologetic but did hint at the refuelling and paperwork being the cause which, as you mentioned, can be due to dependency on the long process of bussing.
I guess they just need to keep building (as they are) to get this rectified...
On the bright side, you get some lovely aircraft pics on the tarmac / stairs for entry
