Air bridge
Nov 26, 2005 | 1:33 am
#5
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia (from time to time)
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SYD will have 2 for the A380s - at the "rats tail" - gates 8-10 and a couple of the outer gates - as I understand it (Melb "inaugurated" it's first 2 when the 380 arrived there recently. Otherwise all of SYD Int is 1 (and painful). Once we pulled up 6 inches short of the line and had to wait for the truck to come and tow us the extra bit - that's how antequated SYD is!
Last edited by infoworks; Nov 26, 2005 at 7:08 pm
Nov 26, 2005 | 5:26 pm
#6
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Yeah SYD is a real pain. Considering so much work was done to the airport for the Olympic games not so long ago.
It's (to have one airbridge) a very egalitarian notion considering Aussies have embraced the elitistism of travelling so readily. Just look at the QF board & all the discussion on upgrades, lounges & other elitist aspects of air travel.
The airbridge sitiuation at SYD may change as mentioned below with Qantas' new A380 Airbuses (delivery of which is delayed) so maybe CX will benefit but I suspect all aircraft except the A380 will stil get one airbridge at SYD.
It's (to have one airbridge) a very egalitarian notion considering Aussies have embraced the elitistism of travelling so readily. Just look at the QF board & all the discussion on upgrades, lounges & other elitist aspects of air travel.
The airbridge sitiuation at SYD may change as mentioned below with Qantas' new A380 Airbuses (delivery of which is delayed) so maybe CX will benefit but I suspect all aircraft except the A380 will stil get one airbridge at SYD.
Nov 26, 2005 | 6:31 pm
#7
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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If dual airbridges are *that* exciting for you, feel free to take one of the QF A330 Domestic flights from SYD - they have dual airbridge access. Apart from that you'll be out of luck though (and I don't think being egalitarian has anything to do with it, more like the jokers running the place don't want to spend a cent more than they have to).
