AC 324 Deplaning from the rear door at YUL
Jun 30, 2023, 4:58 pm
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AC 324 Deplaning from the rear door at YUL
Having an interesting deplaning experience with AC 324 right now (A330-300, YYC-YUL). We’ve pulled up between gates 56 and 58. For some reason, we’re deplaning via the rear door. I’m in 7K, and there’s a lot of grumpy passengers around me about having to deplane last! 😄
I’ve never experienced this before. Is deplaning via the rear door a YUL thing? We entered via the usual 2L at YYC.
I’ve never experienced this before. Is deplaning via the rear door a YUL thing? We entered via the usual 2L at YYC.
Jun 30, 2023, 5:11 pm
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Having an interesting deplaning experience with AC 324 right now (A330-300, YYC-YUL). We’ve pulled up between gates 56 and 58. For some reason, we’re deplaning via the rear door. I’m in 7K, and there’s a lot of grumpy passengers around me about having to deplane last! 😄
I’ve never experienced this before. Is deplaning via the rear door a YUL thing? We entered via the usual 2L at YYC.
I’ve never experienced this before. Is deplaning via the rear door a YUL thing? We entered via the usual 2L at YYC.
Jun 30, 2023, 5:15 pm
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Jun 30, 2023, 5:18 pm
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There’s a very young child up here (back here?) who was great during the flight. But, she’s not taking the long wait very well.
Jun 30, 2023, 5:20 pm
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Jun 30, 2023, 5:25 pm
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Can you elaborate on this? Aircrafts generally can’t park outside of a spot, aka the nose wheels need to stay on the yellow centre line and no part of the aircraft shall be outside of the safety envelope line.
Both 56 and 58 are international gates. If the aircraft arriving from YYC and somehow ended up there, it makes sense to not use the jet bridge as it would lead passengers to international arrival.
Did they use stair or those special busses for deplaning?
Both 56 and 58 are international gates. If the aircraft arriving from YYC and somehow ended up there, it makes sense to not use the jet bridge as it would lead passengers to international arrival.
Did they use stair or those special busses for deplaning?
Jun 30, 2023, 5:26 pm
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Can you elaborate on this? Aircrafts generally can’t park outside of a spot, aka the nose wheels need to stay on the yellow centre line and no part of the aircraft shall be outside of the safety envelope line. If you are seeing gate 58 on the left and gate 56 on the right, you are at spot 58.
Both 56 and 58 are international gates. If the aircraft is arriving from YYC and somehow ended up there, it makes sense to not use the jet bridge as it would lead passengers to international arrival.
Did they use stair or those special busses for deplaning?
Both 56 and 58 are international gates. If the aircraft is arriving from YYC and somehow ended up there, it makes sense to not use the jet bridge as it would lead passengers to international arrival.
Did they use stair or those special busses for deplaning?
I'll try and grab a picture
we are between gates yes
Jun 30, 2023, 5:29 pm
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Yeah, finally made it to the back of the plane. Waiting for the next bus to arrive.
We landed over 45 minutes ago. This is a ridiculously slow method of deplaning!
EDIT: On the bus now. Looks like we are actually at gate 58 and connected.
We landed over 45 minutes ago. This is a ridiculously slow method of deplaning!
EDIT: On the bus now. Looks like we are actually at gate 58 and connected.
Last edited by Adam Smith; Jul 1, 2023 at 3:34 am Reason: Merge consecutive posts by same user
Jun 30, 2023, 5:33 pm
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Those busses are normally used for domestic narrow body flights parked at international gates and vice versa. Normally two busses are used, one for the front and one for the back. Using one bus at a time for a wide body isn’t gonna be fun.
Jun 30, 2023, 5:35 pm
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On the bright side, not many airports use busses like this for deplaning, I have been trying to get on a bus at YUL for years but no luck lol.
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Jun 30, 2023, 5:38 pm
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