Just venting. I really HATE these bus gates...
Maybe it’s just me but we spent over 15 minutes de-bussing today at D22. It feels like a $39 discount airline.
This is my 3rd flight at D21+ and damn... |
Originally Posted by sea_jeff
(Post 31799800)
Maybe it’s just me but we spent over 15 minutes de-bussing today at D22. It feels like a $39 discount airline.
This is my 3rd flight at D21+ and damn... So I guess if the shoe fits... :) Regards |
Originally Posted by sea_jeff
(Post 31799800)
Maybe it’s just me but we spent over 15 minutes de-bussing today at D22. It feels like a $39 discount airline.
This is my 3rd flight at D21+ and damn... https://skytraxratings.com/airlines/lufthansa-rating “Lufthansa is Certified with the 5-Star Airline Rating for the quality of its Onboard product and staff service, and the Lufthansa home base Airport service.” As this is a fairly common experience at FRA, clearly this is an indication of high quality :) occasionally I enjoy the ride or walk to the aircraft. But not always, especially if it interferes with my connection. But if the alternative is not to serve a route that I want to use, I’ll take the inconvenience. Pretty sure the airlines don’t do it because it’s convenient for them. |
Are there particular routes where AS uses these gates because I've flown in/out of SEA multiple times on AS and have yet to arrive or depart from them?
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Originally Posted by sea_jeff
(Post 31799800)
Maybe it’s just me but we spent over 15 minutes de-bussing today at D22. It feels like a $39 discount airline.
This is my 3rd flight at D21+ and damn... seriously -- again -- there are three or four gates out of commission as the N satellite renovations continue ... gate scheduling (well, the entirety of ground operations) is a delicately balanced (and necessarily optimistic) choreography; given the infrastructure constraints, whether a particular flight winds up at a remote bus gate is pretty unpredictable |
Originally Posted by sea_jeff
(Post 31799800)
Maybe it’s just me but we spent over 15 minutes de-bussing today at D22. It feels like a $39 discount airline.
This is my 3rd flight at D21+ and damn... |
My wife and I hate remote gates as well, involving bus transfers. It happens a lot in Europe - we bussed from a remote stand at FRA last week after a 9 hour overnight flight. While I get why they do it, it's a pain.
After a long flight, the last thing I want to do is be crammed on a bus at 7 am, rubbing elbows with everyone. |
Bus gates are the worst when dealing with short connecting times.
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Originally Posted by sea_jeff
(Post 31799800)
Maybe it’s just me but we spent over 15 minutes de-bussing today at D22. It feels like a $39 discount airline.
This is my 3rd flight at D21+ and damn...
Originally Posted by PDXPremier
(Post 31799967)
Are there particular routes where AS uses these gates because I've flown in/out of SEA multiple times on AS and have yet to arrive or depart from them?
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On the other hand, bus gates are fantastic if you like to look at the planes and have a tour. I have always enjoyed driving around airports but maybe that is the aviation geek in me.
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Originally Posted by cslovacek
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My wife and I hate remote gates as well, involving bus transfers. It happens a lot in Europe - we bussed from a remote stand at FRA last week after a 9 hour overnight flight. While I get why they do it, it's a pain.
After a long flight, the last thing I want to do is be crammed on a bus at 7 am, rubbing elbows with everyone. |
Originally Posted by sltlyamusd
(Post 31800558)
exactly, it is very common in Europe but everyone complains when it happens in the US. Nobody thinks it’s fun but with airports so congested these days it has become inevitable.
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Originally Posted by davistev
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On the other hand, bus gates are fantastic if you like to look at the planes and have a tour. I have always enjoyed driving around airports but maybe that is the aviation geek in me.
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And you also get to see cargo aircraft which are often older style aircraft (think Fedex DC-10s etc) or my recent sighting at SYD of the huge Antonov. But yeah - after a long flight I guess a bus ride could be the straw that breaks your back.
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If there were no bus gates, we would have more instances of "well folks, we've landed but our gate is occupied"
My favorite bus rides are to/from wide body aircraft: A330 at PEK and 787 at LHR. |
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