NZ5 remote stand
Jul 15, 2017, 5:47 am
#16
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Programs: Etihad Guest
Posts: 1,549
I love TBIT, but I had a remote stand on Friday 7 July.
The bus departs from the remains of the old TBIT, which is a zoo. And of course they have no way to separate the status or Business Premier or even Premium Economy passengers.
So they don't call the flight in the lounge until all the Economy passengers at the (bus) gate have boarded. The pointy end and elite status passengers then feel as if they are boarding together, and aren't intended to notice that everyone else is already on board!
The bus departs from the remains of the old TBIT, which is a zoo. And of course they have no way to separate the status or Business Premier or even Premium Economy passengers.
So they don't call the flight in the lounge until all the Economy passengers at the (bus) gate have boarded. The pointy end and elite status passengers then feel as if they are boarding together, and aren't intended to notice that everyone else is already on board!
Aug 9, 2017, 11:46 am
#17
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LAX TBIT seems to have run out of space.
Good news is, change is coming. Nicely done video, BTW
"Welcome to the new LAX midfield concourse addition to TBIT"
Good news is, change is coming. Nicely done video, BTW
"Welcome to the new LAX midfield concourse addition to TBIT"
Aug 9, 2017, 11:55 am
#18
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BLQ / TRG
Programs: NZ*E, UA*1K, QF Plat
Posts: 1,071
Right now some gates are also out of action at TBIT due to the construction of the mid-field terminal. This does not help with remote gates. When I flew out a few days ago OS / CX / JAL were at remotes.
Aug 9, 2017, 1:30 pm
#19
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When I included the video of the new TBIT midfield terminal in the post above yours, I should have added your point of the area being under construction. Thanks.
Aug 9, 2017, 2:33 pm
#20
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
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Any word on any *A airlines building a lounge in the satellite terminal or are they all happy with the single *A lounge? The video does mention lounges.
Aug 9, 2017, 3:29 pm
#21
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Auckland NZ
Programs: NZ Gold Elite, AS, AC, QF
Posts: 748
It did mention that there would be some above the main level of the concourse, similar to what's already in TBIT "west". But no specifics. I would assume that the *A Lounge means most *A flights will remain in West. Just a guess, mind you.
Aug 9, 2017, 3:46 pm
#22
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 2,645
I like how they are building a new terminal to the West of the current terminal and they appear to be calling the current terminal West in the video.
Maybe with airline lounges if one alliance tries to get all their flights at mid field they will put their lounge there? Or maybe the alliances will pay more and get their flights at the main terminal and push the other airlines to mid field and the lounges will be non airline?
While speaking of LAX what is above the *A lounge there appears to be another floor yet couldn't see anything next to the lifts saying what was up there.
Maybe with airline lounges if one alliance tries to get all their flights at mid field they will put their lounge there? Or maybe the alliances will pay more and get their flights at the main terminal and push the other airlines to mid field and the lounges will be non airline?
While speaking of LAX what is above the *A lounge there appears to be another floor yet couldn't see anything next to the lifts saying what was up there.
Aug 9, 2017, 7:43 pm
#23
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I like how they are building a new terminal to the West of the current terminal and they appear to be calling the current terminal West in the video.
Maybe with airline lounges if one alliance tries to get all their flights at mid field they will put their lounge there? Or maybe the alliances will pay more and get their flights at the main terminal and push the other airlines to mid field and the lounges will be non airline?
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Maybe with airline lounges if one alliance tries to get all their flights at mid field they will put their lounge there? Or maybe the alliances will pay more and get their flights at the main terminal and push the other airlines to mid field and the lounges will be non airline?
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Speaking of seeing, I took these photos on departure about 2 months ago.
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Aug 12, 2017, 8:24 pm
#24
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Programs: Qantas Platinum One, United 1K 2MM
Posts: 44
Remote Gate arrival this afternoon Saturday Aug 12th for NZ6. Every remote gate had an aircraft on it. We had to wait for Austrian to depart our's. We were already delayed 3.5 hours out of Auckland due to an issue with the a door and had another 20 minute on the ground at LAX waiting for Austrian to depart and free up our gate.