Just venting. I really HATE these bus gates...
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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...
This is my 3rd flight at D21+ and damn...
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So I guess if the shoe fits...

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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.
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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
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I am NOT fond of the bus gates either, it totally messes up any order of priority boarding. The bus is crammed full, and I always manage to be one of the last passengers off which has meant my carry on is not near my seat. It IS a lot smoother than my first experience back when they first started using the bus gates, but that is not saying much. On the other hand, I much prefer the bus gates at SEA to the bus gate experience I had in CDG where instead of a little over 2 hrs layover I got to my connecting gate as they were boarding my group (back then it was Sky). I find it ironic that I used to dread finding out I would be flying out of N gates and now that I really want to fly out of N I am consistently either in C or D bus gates.
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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.
After a long flight, the last thing I want to do is be crammed on a bus at 7 am, rubbing elbows with everyone.
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So have I, I've gotten them a couple of times. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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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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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.
After a long flight, the last thing I want to do is be crammed on a bus at 7 am, rubbing elbows with everyone.
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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.
My favorite bus rides are to/from wide body aircraft: A330 at PEK and 787 at LHR.