Originally Posted by
joshnesbit
sorry to jump into a thread that's so old, but was wondering how operationally it would work when the doors so that passengers can transverse the corridor to and from are open works. Does it temporarily stop the flow of traffic through the pier? as people are having to wait whilst other passengers (arriving or departing depending on the situation) cross the road?
Basically yes. Manchester had a similar problem with Gate 141, which blocked people from exiting security while passengers arrived. MAN seems to have basically stopped using that gate now (it used to be the default BA gate but they’re now on 142 and 143) and I suspect this may be why. It’s a little different since BA flights arriving there are domestic but I assume the fact that the airport uses biometrics to check passengers and allow for airside connections means that a simple exit from airside is isn’t allowed.
Manchester Terminal 1 has a similar problem in some of the piers. Basically any airport infrastructure that is more than about 35 years old probably wasn’t designed for this type of operation and fixes tend to be bodges like this.