AF A380 upper deck disembarkation - LAX
May 28, 2019 | 6:09 am
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AF A380 upper deck disembarkation - LAX
Has anyone any experience of disembarking from the small economy section at the back of the upper deck on the A380 at LAX? Does the entire upper deck disembark before the Y hordes from the lower deck?!
May 28, 2019 | 12:22 pm
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Interesting- do you know the procedure at IAD? Is it the same with different jetbridges for the upper and lower decks? I guess to a certain extent it doesn't matter, as everyone gets shunted to the moon buggies to be driven over to the International Arrivals Building.
May 28, 2019 | 2:33 pm
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May 28, 2019 | 3:06 pm
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Ugh, that is awful and I would avoid Dulles like the plague if I had a substantive choice in international flights- but if you want overseas nonstops to the DC area it's pretty much your only option other than I think one BA flight (and a seasonal Condor flight to FRA). As US citizens with Global Entry I think we will thankfully be able to avoid most of that. The afternoon arrival rush at Dulles is no joke, especially for citizens of other countries.
Last edited by DCJoe1; May 28, 2019 at 3:08 pm Reason: Added info
May 29, 2019 | 7:49 am
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Ugh, that is awful and I would avoid Dulles like the plague if I had a substantive choice in international flights- but if you want overseas nonstops to the DC area it's pretty much your only option other than I think one BA flight (and a seasonal Condor flight to FRA). As US citizens with Global Entry I think we will thankfully be able to avoid most of that. The afternoon arrival rush at Dulles is no joke, especially for citizens of other countries.
I wouldn't mind using the other immigration area and going through security again, and then taking the train back to baggage claim, but they only run the moon buggies when there's a Star Alliance flight arrival and only allow connecting passengers to get in.