SFO bus gates?
Jul 20, 2018, 11:05 am
#1
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SFO bus gates?
Hello all, I was on AS 567 SFO-PDX yesterday and it was kind of confusing. The app never indicated which gate and the monitors kept showing gate 52. There was an audio announcement of gate 59B, but there are no screens there to reassure you you are waiting in the right spot. Eventually we are sent to the downstairs hold room, and then BPs are checked before boarding a bus, which sent us to a hard stand in the corner next to the international A terminal. All this ended up making the flight about 25 minutes late. I suppose it's easier than having some flights be out of A, but a really odd experience and slowed things down a lot. Just something to be aware of for your SFO flights moving forward.
Jul 20, 2018, 11:29 am
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I am on the PDX-OAK or PDX-SFO flights weekly. I have gone through this exactly. However the issue is actually SFO airport and AS. The airport has gates A1-A15 or something in the International Terminal, the Gates 50-60 are in Terminal 2. AS assumes we know this or it is signposted well, it certainly is not.
I have indicated to AS on the Alaska Cares part of the website but so far nothing.
I have indicated to AS on the Alaska Cares part of the website but so far nothing.
Jul 20, 2018, 12:54 pm
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I would have gladly had the flight arrive at a bus gate, rather than having it canceled the night before.
Jul 21, 2018, 1:02 am
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This is not going to get better anytime soon. The airport is low on gates, exacerbated by the T1 construction, which has temporarily destroyed a lot of the old gates.