two pretty unrelated questions
Feb 19, 2009, 9:15 pm
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I've never seen the Golds get the first choice of meal. I'd be a little miffed if I was in F class and some Gold on a bargain fare with an upgrade certificate took the last quiche. No actually, I wouldn't mind all that much, but I would find it abit odd.
I've seen drinks back to front and food front to back on my last 4 long-hauls in F.
I've seen drinks back to front and food front to back on my last 4 long-hauls in F.
Feb 19, 2009, 9:18 pm
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I've never seen the Golds get the first choice of meal. I'd be a little miffed if I was in F class and some Gold on a bargain fare with an upgrade certificate took the last quiche. No actually, I wouldn't mind all that much, but I would find it abit odd.
I've seen drinks back to front and food front to back on my last 4 long-hauls in F.
I've seen drinks back to front and food front to back on my last 4 long-hauls in F.
That brings up another ball of wax all together though. Why do they have 5 of one meal choice and 11 of the other one! At least 8/8 split would be more realistic!!!
Some pax on that same flight wanted a burger(a dad wanted it for his 4 or 5 year oldson as they were 1A and 1C)...and they charged them $5 for it which IMO was also pathetic. You cant request the burger in lieu of whatever is on the F menu?Sounds like that would be a good award for the platinum level without diminishing the gold level...first dibs on meal choices?
Feb 19, 2009, 11:05 pm
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Try doing that with a couple kids and carseats, -70F windchill, or perhaps in 95F weather on the fairbanks tarmac (not sure if they board combis like that anymore in FAI)..
Feb 20, 2009, 12:47 am
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The few times I have flown a combi, they have always boarded all rows in one call. I'd actually say that on most flights out of ANC for normal planes, they do pax needing assistance 1st, then 1st/golds, then elites, then all rows - probably because there are so many elites it is not worth trying to go back forward on everyone else.
Feb 20, 2009, 8:13 pm
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and in some airports, this means you get to go through TSA security, walk outside on the tarmac, and climb a tall staircase to board the plane.
Try doing that with a couple kids and carseats, -70F windchill, or perhaps in 95F weather on the fairbanks tarmac (not sure if they board combis like that anymore in FAI)..
Try doing that with a couple kids and carseats, -70F windchill, or perhaps in 95F weather on the fairbanks tarmac (not sure if they board combis like that anymore in FAI)..
Feb 20, 2009, 8:48 pm
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Perhaps a 757 gate that accommodates 'docking' at the second door (between the F and Y cabins... otherwise the gates are a little short...
Feb 20, 2009, 10:03 pm
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Feb 20, 2009, 11:25 pm
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Is there any difference between the foreword door and the aft one (size) but that shouldn't be an issue, as the gate ramps are adjustable... Or they are not certified to accept (either the aircraft, gate ramps or the airport itself...) from the aft door?
Maybe they just aren't long enough
Feb 20, 2009, 11:27 pm
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Hmm.. was there on Feb 10th... didn't realize that...
Is there any difference between the foreword door and the aft one (size) but that shouldn't be an issue, as the gate ramps are adjustable... Or they are not certified to accept (either the aircraft, gate ramps or the airport itself...) from the aft door?
Maybe they just aren't long enough
Is there any difference between the foreword door and the aft one (size) but that shouldn't be an issue, as the gate ramps are adjustable... Or they are not certified to accept (either the aircraft, gate ramps or the airport itself...) from the aft door?
Maybe they just aren't long enough
Feb 20, 2009, 11:32 pm
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Feb 20, 2009, 11:46 pm
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It's not too uncommon to pull up a list of MVPs and Golds on a flight, the 3pm flight out of Phoenix is a good example, and get a list of 30+ names. I will admit that there were a few times I got a chuckle looking at First Class Upgrade waitlists exceeding 20 names.
Most jetways, even those with a long reach, cannot reach an aircraft's read door without tearing through the wing. However, there are jetways capable of reaching over the wing and using rear doors. Amsterdam has some that KLM uses to board 747s from rear doors. United also tested, but later discontinued, using this style jetway for Ted operations in Denver. The draw back to these kinds of jetways for combi operations is that they prevent loading/unloading of the cargo section.
And yes, Seattle loads and unloads passengers on Combi's rampside. Usually done at gates C14/C16, after deplaining passengers enter the terminal using the exterior stairs outside of those gates.
Feb 20, 2009, 11:57 pm
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This is the key. It wouldn't be possible to load a combi via a jetway unless you weren't planning on using the combi portion of the combi aircraft!
(Plus, then it would probably end up being tail-heavy without some freight up front...)
Feb 21, 2009, 12:15 am
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Feb 21, 2009, 1:10 am
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(When I say "QX Stairs", they use the exact same type of stairs that we use on QX to board/deboard via the rear door, just pushed up to the jetway)
Feb 21, 2009, 1:10 am
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More like 8 MVPs/Golds in first, 30 more MVPs/Golds in coach along with their companions, plus the usual collection of a half dozen or so wheelchair passengers, a few AA/DL/NW elites, plus a few families with children.
It's not too uncommon to pull up a list of MVPs and Golds on a flight, the 3pm flight out of Phoenix is a good example, and get a list of 30+ names. I will admit that there were a few times I got a chuckle looking at First Class Upgrade waitlists exceeding 20 names.
It's not too uncommon to pull up a list of MVPs and Golds on a flight, the 3pm flight out of Phoenix is a good example, and get a list of 30+ names. I will admit that there were a few times I got a chuckle looking at First Class Upgrade waitlists exceeding 20 names.
And 30+ people on a waitlist PHX-SEA - sounds like ANC-SEA
Most jetways, even those with a long reach, cannot reach an aircraft's read door without tearing through the wing. However, there are jetways capable of reaching over the wing and using rear doors. Amsterdam has some that KLM uses to board 747s from rear doors. United also tested, but later discontinued, using this style jetway for Ted operations in Denver. The draw back to these kinds of jetways for combi operations is that they prevent loading/unloading of the cargo section.
And yes, Seattle loads and unloads passengers on Combi's rampside. Usually done at gates C14/C16, after deplaining passengers enter the terminal using the exterior stairs outside of those gates.
And yes, Seattle loads and unloads passengers on Combi's rampside. Usually done at gates C14/C16, after deplaining passengers enter the terminal using the exterior stairs outside of those gates.
This is the key. It wouldn't be possible to load a combi via a jetway unless you weren't planning on using the combi portion of the combi aircraft!
(Plus, then it would probably end up being tail-heavy without some freight up front...)
I didn't even think about the issue of going around the wing...
As far as loading the 73Q... maybe they could have put that door on the right side of the A/C... but really a mute point as it would be inefficient to have a jetway like that...
Makes sense- its nice to have that new terminal!